COSMOS 1378 (13271)

COSPAR: 1982-059A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1378

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

June 10, 1982

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

13271

International Designator

1982-059A

Decay Date

1/23/2025

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1378

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1378

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

GRU

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1378 (also known as Kosmos-1378) is an electronic intelligence (SIGINT) satellite launched by the Soviet Union on June 10, 1982, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome's Launch Pad LC32/1 using a Tsiklon-3 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, featuring two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. It has a dry mass of 1750 kilograms and was designed to operate for approximately six months. The satellite's mission involved gathering intelligence using the Ikar No. 38L payload, and it was manufactured by YUZH under the ownership of GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate).

Physical Characteristics

Length

3.2

Diameter

1.3

Span

13.1

Dry Mass

1750

Launch Mass

1750

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

8.3594

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Ikar No. 38L

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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