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COSMOS 1315 (12903)
COSPAR: 1981-103A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1315
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
October 13, 1981
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC43/3
Launch Vehicle
Vostok 8A92M
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
12903
International Designator
1981-103A
Decay Date
8/31/2015
Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1315
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1315
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
GRU
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
COSMOS 1315, also known as Kosmos-1315, is a SIGINT (signals intelligence) satellite launched by the Soviet Union on October 13, 1981, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Pad LC43/3 using the Vostok 8A92M launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3.2 meters in length and 1.3 meters in diameter with a span of 13.1 meters. It had a dry mass of 1750 kg, which is also its launch mass. The satellite's payload includes the Ikar No. 26L and it uses two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Manufactured by YUZH, COSMOS 1315 has a cylindrical shape with antennas and was operated by GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate). It had an expected lifetime of approximately six months.
Physical Characteristics
Length
3.2
Diameter
1.3
Span
13.1
Dry Mass
1750
Launch Mass
1750
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
8.0277
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Ikar No. 26L
Purpose
SIGINT
Mission
SIGINT
Manufacturer
YUZH
Life Expectancy
6 months
Bus
Tselina-D
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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