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Kosmos 1164

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1164 was launched on February 12, 1980 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Feb 12, 1980).

COSPAR 1980-013ANORAD 11700Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1164
Common name
Kosmos 1164
Payload designation
Oko 5V95 No. 6002/3012
Other names
5V95 No. 782-46-349:RA
International designator
1980-013A
NORAD catalog number
11700
GCAT identifier
S11700
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/035

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
Oko D
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus)
Oko

Launch

Date
February 12, 1980 · 00:52 UTC
Launch record
1980-013Failure · 0.4
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
212 km
Apogee
578 km
Inclination
62.81°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
February 12, 1980
Last known active
Feb 12, 1980
End of operations
Feb 12, 1980

Size

Mass
1,250 kg
Dry mass
1,150 kg
Total mass with attached objects
7,050 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3398097 (CC0).