Kosmos 1409

Kosmos 1409
NamesКосмос 1409
Mission typeEarly warning system
OperatorRussian Strategic Nuclear Forces
COSPAR ID1982-095A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.13585
Mission duration4 years (achieved) [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeOko No. 6008
BusUS-K
Launch mass2,400 kg (5,300 lb)
Dry mass1,250 kg (2,760 lb)
Dimensions2 m (6 ft 7 in) long and 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) diameter
Start of mission
Launch date22 September 1982,
06:23:11 UTC[2]
RocketMolniya-M / Blok 2BL
Launch sitePlesetsk, Site 16/2
ContractorTsSKB-Progress
Entered service22 September 1982
End of mission
Deactivated5 January 1987 [1]
Decay date8 June 2009
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[3]
RegimeMolniya orbit
Slot2
Perigee altitude613 km (381 mi)
Apogee altitude39,340 km (24,440 mi)
Inclination62.80°
Period709.00 minutes
Instruments
Telescope
Kosmos Series
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Kosmos 1409 (Russian: Космос 1409 meaning Cosmos 1409) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1982 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme.[4] Kosmos 1409 replaced Kosmos 1217 as part of the Oko constellation of satellites and covered the plane 2 - 317° longitude of ascending node.[5]

Mission

The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[4]

Launch

Kosmos 1409 was launched from Site 16/2 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Soviet Union.[2] A Molniya-M launch vehicle with a Blok 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 06:23:11 UTC on 22 September 1982.[2] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the COSPAR International Designator 1982-095A.[6] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 13585.[6]

Atmospheric entry

It reentered the Earth's atmosphere on 8 June 2009.[6]

See also

  • Spaceflight portal

References

  1. ^ a b Podvig, Pavel (6 February 2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10 (1): 21–60. Bibcode:2002S&GS...10...21P. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.692.6127. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. S2CID 122901563. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c McDowell, Jonathan (21 July 2021). "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Trajectory: Kosmos 1409 (1982-095A)". NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ a b "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Display: Kosmos 1409 (1982-095A)". NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ a b c McDowell, Jonathan (21 July 2021). "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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Orbital launches in 1982
January
  • Kosmos 1331
  • Kosmos 1332
  • Kosmos 1333
  • Satcom 4
  • Kosmos 1334
  • OPS 2849
  • Kosmos 1335
February
  • Kosmos 1336
  • Ekran No.22L
  • Kosmos 1337
  • Kosmos 1338
  • Kosmos 1339
  • Kosmos 1340
  • Westar 4
March
  • Molniya 1-53
  • Kosmos 1341
  • Taifun-2
  • Intelsat V F-4
  • Kosmos 1342
  • OPS 8701
  • Gorizont No.14L
  • Kosmos 1343
  • STS-3
  • Molniya 3-18
  • Kosmos 1344
  • Meteor 2-8
  • Kosmos 1345
April
  • Kosmos 1346
  • Kosmos 1347
  • Kosmos 1348
  • Kosmos 1349
  • INSAT-1A
  • Kosmos 1350
  • Salyut 7 (Iskra 2)
  • Kosmos 1351
  • Kosmos 1352
  • Kosmos 1353
  • Kosmos 1354
  • Kosmos 1355
May
  • Kosmos 1356
  • Kosmos 1357
  • Kosmos 1358
  • Kosmos 1359
  • Kosmos 1360
  • Kosmos 1361
  • Kosmos 1362
  • Kosmos 1363
  • Kosmos 1364
  • OPS 5642
  • OPS 6553
  • Soyuz T-5
  • Kosmos 1365
  • Zenit-6
  • Kosmos 1366
  • Kosmos 1367
  • Kosmos 1368
  • Progress 13
June
July
  • Kosmos 1384
  • Kosmos 1385
  • Kosmos 1386
  • Progress 14
  • Kosmos 1387
  • Landsat 4
  • Kosmos 1388
  • Kosmos 1389
  • Kosmos 1390
  • Kosmos 1391
  • Kosmos 1392
  • Kosmos 1393
  • Kosmos 1394
  • Kosmos 1395
  • Molniya 1-55
  • Ekran No.23L
  • Kosmos 1396
  • Kosmos 1397
August
September
  • Strela-2M
  • Kosmos 1403
  • Kosmos 1404
  • Kiku-4
  • Kosmos 1405
  • Kosmos 1406
  • Marecs B
  • Sirio 2
  • Fanhui Shi Weixing 0-5
  • Kosmos 1407
  • Kosmos 1408
  • Ekran No.24L
  • Progress 15 (Astrozond)
  • Kosmos 1409
  • Kosmos 1410
  • Intelsat V F-5
October
  • Kosmos 1411
  • Kosmos 1412
  • Kosmos 1413
  • Kosmos 1414
  • Kosmos 1415
  • Kosmos 1416
  • Kosmos 1417
  • Gorizont No.16L
  • Kosmos 1418
  • Satcom 5
  • DSCS II F-16
  • DSCS III A-1
  • Progress 16 (Iskra 3)
November
December
  • Kosmos 1427
Unknown
month
  • Kosmos 1421
  • Strela-1M (x8)
  • Gran' No.21L
  • Kosmos 1422
  • Kosmos 1423
  • Meteor 2-9
  • Kosmos 1424
  • OPS 9845
  • Kosmos 1425
  • Gran' No.22L
  • Kosmos 1426
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