COSMOS 1455 (14032)

COSPAR: 1983-037A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1455

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

April 23, 1983

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/2

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

14032

International Designator

1983-037A

Decay Date

9/4/2025

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1455

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1455

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

GRU

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1455, also known as Kosmos-1455, is a SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) satellite launched on April 23, 1983, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32/2 launch pad using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. Manufactured by YUZH and operated by GRU, this Tselina-D type satellite measures 3.2 meters in length with a diameter of 1.3 meters and spans up to 13.1 meters when fully deployed. It has a dry mass of 1750 kilograms and was equipped with the Ikar No. 35L payload. The spacecraft features two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation and has a shape described as cylindrical plus antenna, with an RCS (Radiating Surface Area) of 5.4235 square meters. Its mission was designed to last approximately six months.

Physical Characteristics

Length

3.2

Diameter

1.3

Span

13.1

Dry Mass

1750

Launch Mass

1750

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

5.4235

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Ikar No. 35L

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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