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Cosmos 1501

Cosmos 1501 was launched on September 30, 1983 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 26, 1989).

COSPAR 1983-101ANORAD 14380Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1501
Common name
Cosmos 1501
Payload designation
Taifun-2B (05)
Other names
Romb [No. 19]:JP
International designator
1983-101A
NORAD catalog number
14380
GCAT identifier
S14380
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/094

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Taifun-2B
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Romb

Launch

Date
September 30, 1983 · 11:00 UTC
Launch record
1983-101Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
465 km
Apogee
510 km
Inclination
82.94°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 26, 1989
Last known active
July 1985
End of operations
July 1985

Size

Mass
1,045 kg
Dry mass
925 kg
Length
2.5 m
Diameter
1.80 m
Span
23.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753307 (CC0).