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Cosmos 1500

Cosmos 1500 was launched on September 28, 1983 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 12, 2025).

COSPAR 1983-099ANORAD 14372Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1500
Common name
Cosmos 1500
Payload designation
Okean-OE No. 1L
Other names
NKhM No. 1:P,Okean-OE No. 510-14-701:RA
International designator
1983-099A
NORAD catalog number
14372
GCAT identifier
S14372
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/094

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Okean-OE
Owner
GMS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Okean

Launch

Date
September 28, 1983 · 07:59 UTC
Launch record
1983-099Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
631 km
Apogee
666 km
Inclination
82.54°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
June 12, 2025
Last known active
Jul 16, 1986
End of operations
Jul 16, 1986

Size

Mass
1,900 kg
Dry mass
1,900 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
21.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753304 (CC0).