Launch Date
June 1, 1982
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2
NORAD ID
13243
International Designator
1982-052A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
64.90°
Right Ascension
204.04°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
276.53°
Period
103.89 min
Mean Motion
13.86 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Name
COSMOS 1372
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1372
Type
Status
Owner
VMF
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 13243U 82052A 26185.08016615 -.00000066 00000-0 20433-4 0 9998
2 13243 64.9004 204.0360 0051568 276.5336 82.9855 13.86114747648647
Source: Celestrak
Length
5.8
Diameter
1.3
Span
5.8
Dry Mass
1154
Launch Mass
1154
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
2.268
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
US-A No. 341 ROCh
Purpose
Ocean surveillance, active radar
Mission
Ocean surveillance, active radar
Manufacturer
KOMET
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
US-A reactor
Configuration
US-Bus
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Radar
Power System
BES-5 nuclear reactor
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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