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Cosmos 1462

Cosmos 1462 was launched on May 17, 1983 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 31, 1983).

COSPAR 1983-045ANORAD 14071Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1462
Common name
Cosmos 1462
Payload designation
Resurs-F1-17F41 No. 11L
Other names
17F41 No. 770-24-121:RA
International designator
1983-045A
NORAD catalog number
14071
GCAT identifier
S14071
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/089

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Resurs-F1
Owner
Priroda
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Resurs-F1

Launch

Date
May 17, 1983 · 08:00 UTC
Launch record
1983-045Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
257 km
Apogee
273 km
Inclination
82.32°
Status
Landed
Status date
May 31, 1983
Last known active
May 31, 1983
End of operations
May 31, 1983

Size

Mass
2,555 kg
Dry mass
2,555 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,300 kg
Length
6.5 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753284 (CC0).