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Cosmos 1463

Cosmos 1463 was launched on May 19, 1983 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 24, 1993).

COSPAR 1983-046ANORAD 14075Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1463
Common name
Cosmos 1463
Payload designation
Taifun-1B
International designator
1983-046A
NORAD catalog number
14075
GCAT identifier
S14075
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/089

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Yug
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Taifun-1B

Launch

Date
May 19, 1983 · 12:00 UTC
Launch record
1983-046Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
300 km
Apogee
1,541 km
Inclination
82.94°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 24, 1993
Last known active
May 19, 1983
End of operations
May 19, 1983

Size

Mass
750 kg
Dry mass
750 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 Q12753290 (CC0).