Status
Success
Cosmos 1459
Launch Time
Fri May 06, 1983 03:00 UTC
Fri May 06, 1983 03:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1459
It is a satellite of the Parouss constellation. These are military positioning satellites, used to give the position of Soviet and Russian submarines and ships. They have an accuracy of 100 meters, and are still operational today.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 580.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1983
43rd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
305th mission
11th mission of 1983
282nd successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission