COSMOS 1507 (14455)

COSPAR: 1983-110A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1507

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 29, 1983

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC90

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

14455

International Designator

1983-110A

Decay Date

8/19/1987

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1507

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1507

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

VMF

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1507 (also known as Kosmos-1507) is an ocean surveillance satellite launched on October 29, 1983, from the Tsymlyanskaya launch site using a Tsiklon-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has a cylindrical shape with two panels and measures 10 meters in length and 1.3 meters in diameter, with a span of 17 meters. It was manufactured by ARSL/KOMET for VMF (Russian Navy) and is equipped with US-PM1 No. 127 payload for passive ocean surveillance. The satellite has a dry mass of 3000 kg and a launch mass of 3300 kg, powered by two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. Its radar cross-section (RCS) is 40.4 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

1.3

Span

Dry Mass

3000

Launch Mass

3300

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

40.4

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

US-PM1 No. 127

Purpose

Ocean surveillance, passive

Mission

Ocean surveillance, passive

Manufacturer

ARSL/KOMET

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

US-P

Configuration

US-Bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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