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Cosmos 1508

Cosmos 1508 was launched on November 11, 1983 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1983-111ANORAD 14483Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1508
Common name
Cosmos 1508
Payload designation
Taifun-1V
Other names
Vektor:P
International designator
1983-111A
NORAD catalog number
14483
GCAT identifier
S14483
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/098

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Vektor4
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Vektor

Launch

Date
November 11, 1983 · 12:30 UTC
Launch record
1983-111Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
397 km
Apogee
1,963 km
Inclination
82.93°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1985
End of operations
1985

Size

Mass
570 kg
Dry mass
570 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 Q12753309 (CC0).