COSMOS 1351 (13142)

COSPAR: 1982-034A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1351

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

April 21, 1982

Launch Site

KYMSC

Launch Pad

LC107/1

Launch Vehicle

Kosmos 11K65M

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

13142

International Designator

1982-034A

Decay Date

3/14/1983

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1351

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1351

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

PVO

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1351, also known as Kosmos-1351, is a satellite launched on April 21, 1982, from the KYMSC launch site using a Kosmos 11K65M launch vehicle from Launch Pad LC107/1. The satellite was manufactured by YUZH and designed for radar calibration purposes. It has dimensions of 2.5 meters in length and 1.8 meters in diameter with a span of 23 meters, indicating it likely carries deployable solar arrays or antennas. Its dry mass is 925 kilograms, and at launch, its total mass was 1045 kilograms. The satellite's configuration is AUOS-3 and has the "Romb" bus design, equipped with Taifun-2V (05) payload and powered by eight deployable fixed solar arrays along with batteries for energy storage. It belongs to the PVO and operates in space for radar calibration missions.

Physical Characteristics

Length

2.5

Diameter

1.8

Span

Dry Mass

925

Launch Mass

1045

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

13.0437

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Taifun-2V (05)

Purpose

Radar calibration

Mission

Radar calibration

Manufacturer

YUZH

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Romb

Configuration

AUOS-3

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

8 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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