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.