Kosmos 1379
| Mission type | ASAT practice launch |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1982-060A |
| SATCAT no. | 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 altitude | 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 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 an antisatellite demonstration; an exercise that the United States called a 'seven hour nuclear war'.[3] Kosmos 1379 intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 1375 as a demonstration of Soviet anti-satellite capability.[4] It was the last satellite to be launched as part of the Istrebitel Sputnikov 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.
- ^ Zaitsev, Yuri (6 November 2008). "Russia has lots of satellite-killing options available". UPI. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Rhodes, Richard, Arsensals of Folly: The Making of Nuclear Arms Race, (London: Pocket Books, 2009), 152-154.