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Cosmos 1510

Cosmos 1510 was launched on November 24, 1983 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1983-115ANORAD 14521Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1510
Common name
Cosmos 1510
Payload designation
Musson No. 14L
Other names
Geo-IK No. 14L:P,11F666 No. 800-14-2-14:RA
International designator
1983-115A
NORAD catalog number
14521
GCAT identifier
S14521
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/098

Mission

Mission type
Geodesy
Use
Defense
Program
Musson
Owner
NPO PM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F666

Launch

Date
November 24, 1983 · 12:33 UTC
Launch record
1983-115Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,480 km
Apogee
1,524 km
Inclination
73.62°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1985
End of operations
1985

Size

Mass
1,550 kg
Dry mass
1,550 kg
Length
5.8 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
17.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753312 (CC0).