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Cosmos 1458

Cosmos 1458 was launched on April 28, 1983 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 11, 1983).

COSPAR 1983-040ANORAD 14044Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1458
Common name
Cosmos 1458
Payload designation
Fram No. 23L
Other names
Zenit-4MKT No. 23L:P,11F635 No. 780-12-083:RA
International designator
1983-040A
NORAD catalog number
14044
GCAT identifier
S14044
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/088

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Fram
Owner
Priroda
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Fram

Launch

Date
April 28, 1983 · 08:30 UTC
Launch record
1983-040Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
209 km
Apogee
244 km
Inclination
82.32°
Status
Landed
Status date
May 11, 1983
Last known active
May 11, 1983
End of operations
May 11, 1983

Size

Mass
2,455 kg
Dry mass
2,455 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,100 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907400 (CC0).