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Cosmos 1503

Cosmos 1503 was launched on October 12, 1983 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1983-103ANORAD 14401Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1503
Common name
Cosmos 1503
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. [43?]
International designator
1983-103A
NORAD catalog number
14401
GCAT identifier
S14401
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/094

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-2M
Owner
GUKOS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-2M

Launch

Date
October 12, 1983 · 00:20 UTC
Launch record
1983-103Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
787 km
Apogee
809 km
Inclination
74.05°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1985
End of operations
1985

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907417 (CC0).