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Cosmos 1455

Cosmos 1455 was launched on April 23, 1983 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 4, 2025).

COSPAR 1983-037ANORAD 14032Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1455
Common name
Cosmos 1455
Payload designation
Ikar No. 35L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 35L:P,11F619 No. 450-29-835:RA
International designator
1983-037A
NORAD catalog number
14032
GCAT identifier
S14032
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/088

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-D
Owner
GRU
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-D

Launch

Date
April 23, 1983 · 14:30 UTC
Launch record
1983-037Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
632 km
Apogee
661 km
Inclination
82.51°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
September 4, 2025
Last known active
1985
End of operations
1985

Size

Mass
1,750 kg
Dry mass
1,750 kg
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
13.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753281 (CC0).