Kosmos 1518

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1518 was launched on December 28, 1983 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 19, 1998).

COSPAR 1983-126ANORAD 14587Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1518
Common name: Kosmos 1518
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6022
Other names: 73D6 No. 782-25-057:RA
International designator: 1983-126A
NORAD catalog number: 14587
GCAT identifier: S14587
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/099

Mission

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

Launch

Date: December 28, 1983 · 03:48 UTC
Launch record: 1983-126Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 615 km
Apogee: 39,768 km
Inclination: 63.01°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 19, 1998
Last known active: Jun 27, 1984
End of operations: Jun 27, 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 Q3398186 (CC0).