Kosmos 1348 Explained

Kosmos 1348
Mission Type:Early warning
Cospar Id:1982-029A
Satcat:13124
Mission Duration:4 years
Spacecraft Type:US-K
Launch Date: UTC
Launch Rocket:Molniya-M/2BL
Launch Site:Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Deactivated:22 July 1984
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Molniya
Orbit Inclination:62.9 degrees
Orbit Period:717.74 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 1348 (Russian: Космос 1348 meaning Cosmos 1348) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1982 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

Kosmos 1348 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 13:42 UTC on 7 April 1982. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1982-029A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 13124.

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Notes and References

  1. Pavel . Podvig . 2002 . History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System . Science and Global Security . 10 . 1 . 21–60 . 0892-9882 . 10.1080/08929880212328 . 2002S&GS...10...21P . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315024323/http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S%26GS.pdf . 2012-03-15 . 10.1.1.692.6127 . 122901563 .
  2. Web site: US-K (73D6). Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. 2012-04-21.
  3. Web site: Satellite Catalog. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 30 April 2012.
  4. Web site: Launch Log. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 2 May 2012.