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COSMOS 1456 (14034)
COSPAR: 1983-038A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1456
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
April 25, 1983
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC16/2
Launch Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
14034
International Designator
1983-038A
Decay Date
5/11/1998
Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1456
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1456
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
PVO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
COSMOS 1456 (also known as Kosmos-1456) is an early warning satellite belonging to the Oko series, launched on April 25, 1983, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Pad LC16/2 using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 4 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter with a span of 5 meters and was manufactured by NPOL/KOMET for the Soviet Air Defense Forces (PVO). It weighs approximately 1,150 kilograms dry and had an initial launch mass of 1,250 kilograms. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries to power its payload, the satellite's mission is early warning detection as part of the Oko system, specifically designated as Oko 73D6 No. 6018. Its shape consists of a cylindrical body with two panels attached.
Physical Characteristics
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
5
Dry Mass
1150
Launch Mass
1250
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
14.2467
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Oko 73D6 No. 6018
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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