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Kosmos 1481

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1481 was launched on July 8, 1983 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1983-070ANORAD 14182Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1481
Common name
Kosmos 1481
Payload designation
Oko 5V95 No. 6017
Other names
5V95 No. 782-43-520:RA
International designator
1983-070A
NORAD catalog number
14182
GCAT identifier
S14182
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/092

Mission

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

Launch

Date
July 8, 1983 · 19:21 UTC
Launch record
1983-070Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO/M
Perigee
690 km
Apogee
39,147 km
Inclination
62.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jul 8, 1983
End of operations
Jul 8, 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 Q3398058 (CC0).