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Cosmos 1450

Cosmos 1450 was launched on April 6, 1983 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 30, 1990).

COSPAR 1983-027ANORAD 13972Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1450
Common name
Cosmos 1450
Payload designation
Taifun-1A
International designator
1983-027A
NORAD catalog number
13972
GCAT identifier
S13972
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/088

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Vektor1
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Vektor

Launch

Date
April 6, 1983 · 12:00 UTC
Launch record
1983-027Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
468 km
Apogee
513 km
Inclination
65.85°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 30, 1990
Last known active
1984
End of operations
1984

Size

Mass
570 kg
Dry mass
570 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566610 (CC0).