Kosmos 1317

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1317 was launched on October 31, 1981 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1981-108ANORAD 12933Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1317
Common name: Kosmos 1317
Payload designation: Oko 5V95 No. 5005
Other names: 5V95 No. 782-75-227:RA
International designator: 1981-108A
NORAD catalog number: 12933
GCAT identifier: S12933
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/062

Mission

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

Launch

Date: October 31, 1981 · 22:53 UTC
Launch record: 1981-108Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 608 km
Apogee: 39,723 km
Inclination: 62.91°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Jan 25, 1984
End of operations: Jan 25, 1984

Size

Mass: 1,250 kg
Dry mass: 1,150 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 Q3399309 (CC0).