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Cosmos 1502

Cosmos 1502 was launched on October 5, 1983 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 29, 1985).

COSPAR 1983-102ANORAD 14395Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1502
Common name
Cosmos 1502
Payload designation
Taifun-1B
International designator
1983-102A
NORAD catalog number
14395
GCAT identifier
S14395
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/094

Mission

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

Launch

Date
October 5, 1983 · 12:00 UTC
Launch record
1983-102Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
362 km
Apogee
409 km
Inclination
65.84°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
August 29, 1985
Last known active
Oct 5, 1983
End of operations
Oct 5, 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 Q12753305 (CC0).