Kosmos 1379
Mission type | ASAT practice launch |
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COSPAR ID | 1982-060A |
SATCAT № | 13281 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | IS-A |
Manufacturer | TsNII Kometa |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 18 June 1982, 11:04 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Tsyklon-2 |
Launch site | Baikonur 90 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Intercepted Kosmos 1375 |
Destroyed | 18 June 1982 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee | 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
Apogee | 542 kilometres (337 mi) |
Inclination | 65 degrees |
Period | 91.35 minutes |
Epoch | 18 June 1982[2] |
Kosmos 1379 (Russian: Космос 1379 meaning Cosmos 1379) was a low orbit 'combat' satellite which was used by the Soviet Union on 18 June 1982 as part of a 'seven hour nuclear war'. Kosmos 1379 intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 1375 as a demonstration of Soviet anti-satellite capability.[3] It was the last satellite to be launched as part of the Istrebitel Sputnik programme.
References
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ↑ Rhodes, Richard, Arsensals of Folly: The Making of Nuclear Arms Race, (London: Pocket Books, 2009), 152-154.
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