Kosmos 1456

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1456 was launched on April 25, 1983 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 11, 1998).

COSPAR 1983-038ANORAD 14034Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1456
Common name: Kosmos 1456
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6018
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-95-052:RA
International designator: 1983-038A
NORAD catalog number: 14034
GCAT identifier: S14034
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/088

Mission

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

Launch

Date: April 25, 1983 · 19:33 UTC
Launch record: 1983-038Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 652 km
Apogee: 39,710 km
Inclination: 63.03°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 11, 1998
Last known active: Aug 12, 1983
End of operations: Aug 12, 1983

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 Q3398268 (CC0).