LeoLabs and the Business of Watching Everything
A startup built on Cold War-era radar science now tracks 25,000 objects in orbit - and the Pentagon can't get enough of it. But can its radars really compete with the Space Surveillance Network?
Launch Date
June 25, 1982
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC43/3
Launch Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
NORAD ID
13295
International Designator
1982-064A
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:40:56 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
62.20°
Right Ascension
141.63°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
43.91°
Period
718.73 min
Mean Motion
2.00 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
COSMOS 1382
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1382
Type
Status
Owner
PVO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 13295U 82064A 26184.98676594 .00001399 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 13295 62.2022 141.6282 7305284 43.9069 354.7344 2.00353988280895
Source: Celestrak
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
5
Dry Mass
1150
Launch Mass
1250
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
8.2706
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Oko 5V95 No. 6014
Purpose
Early warning
Mission
Early warning
Manufacturer
NPOL/KOMET
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Oko
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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