Kosmos 1409

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1409 was launched on September 22, 1982 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 8, 2009).

COSPAR 1982-095ANORAD 13585Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1409
Common name: Kosmos 1409
Payload designation: Oko 5V95 No. 6008
Other names: 5V95 No. 782-75-224:RA
International designator: 1982-095A
NORAD catalog number: 13585
GCAT identifier: S13585
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/072

Mission

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

Launch

Date: September 22, 1982 · 06:23 UTC
Launch record: 1982-095Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 643 km
Apogee: 39,711 km
Inclination: 63.20°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: June 8, 2009
Last known active: Jun 1, 1987
End of operations: Jun 1, 1987

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 Q3399355 (CC0).