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COSMOS 1400 (13402)
COSPAR: 1982-079A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1400
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
August 5, 1982
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC16/2
Launch Vehicle
Vostok 8A92M
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
13402
International Designator
1982-079A
Decay Date
9/13/2014
Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1400
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1400
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
GRU
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
COSMOS 1400, also known as Kosmos-1400, is a Tselina-D satellite launched on August 5, 1982, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Vostok 8A92M launch vehicle. It was manufactured by YUZH and operated under the SIGINT mission for the GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate) of the Soviet Union. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3.2 meters in length, 1.3 meters in diameter, and spans 13.1 meters due to its deployable components. With a launch mass and dry mass both at 1750 kg, it was equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its purpose is SIGINT (Signals Intelligence), carrying the Ikar No. 28L payload. The satellite has an estimated lifetime of six months and features a cylindrical shape complemented by antennas, with a radar cross-section of 7.634 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
3.2
Diameter
1.3
Span
13.1
Dry Mass
1750
Launch Mass
1750
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
7.634
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Ikar No. 28L
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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