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COSMOS 1328 (12987)
COSPAR: 1981-117A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1328
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 3, 1981
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
12987
International Designator
1981-117A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Inclination
82.49°
Right Ascension
231.94°
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Argument of Perigee
122.17°
Period
93.75 min
Mean Motion
15.36 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1328
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1328
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
GRU
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 12987U 81117A 26185.10351481 .00012105 00000-0 34269-3 0 9996
2 12987 82.4879 231.9426 0012026 122.1666 238.0745 15.36078612431915
Source: Celestrak
Summary
COSMOS 1328 (also known as Kosmos-1328) is a Tselina-D satellite launched on December 3, 1981, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle from Launch Pad LC32/1. It was designed for SIGINT purposes and manufactured by YUZH for the GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate). The satellite has dimensions of 3.2 meters in length and 1.3 meters in diameter with a span of 13.1 meters, and it weighs approximately 1750 kg at launch and dry mass. It is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries, and its shape consists of a cylinder with antennas. The satellite's mission was intended to last for about 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
8.2828
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Ikar No. 34L
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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