Kosmos 1379

Kosmos-1379
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	ASAT practice launch
COSPAR ID	1982-060A
SATCAT №	13281

Spacecraft type	IS-A
Manufacturer	TsNII Kometa

Start of mission
Launch date	18 June 1982, 11:04 (1982-06-18UTC11:04Z) UTC^[1]
Rocket	Tsyklon-2
Launch site	Baikonur 90

End of mission
Disposal	Intercepted Kosmos 1375
Destroyed	18 June 1982 (1982-06-19)

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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Kosmos 1331 \| Kosmos 1332 \| Kosmos 1333 \| Satcom 4 \| Kosmos 1334 \| OPS 2849 \| Kosmos 1335 \| Kosmos 1336 \|Ekran No.22L \| Kosmos 1337 \| Kosmos 1338 \| Kosmos 1339 \| Kosmos 1340 \|Westar 4 \| 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 \| 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 \| 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 \| Kosmos 1369 \| Kosmos 1370 \| Molniya 1-54 \| Kosmos 1371 \| Kosmos 1372 \| Kosmos 1373 \| Kosmos 1374 \| Kosmos 1375 \| Kosmos 1376 \| Kosmos 1377 \| Westar 5 \| Kosmos 1378 \| Yantar-4K2 \| Kosmos 1379 \| Kosmos 1380 \| Kosmos 1381 \| Soyuz T-6 \| Kosmos 1382 \| STS-4 \| Kosmos 1383 \| 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 \| Kosmos 1398 \| Kosmos 1399 \| Kosmos 1400 \| Soyuz T-7 \| Kosmos 401 \| Anik D1 \| Molniya 3-19 \| Kosmos 1402 \| 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 \| 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) \| Kosmos 1419 \| Kosmos 1420 \| STS-5 (SBS-3 · Anik C3) \| OPS 9627 \| 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 \| Kosmos 1427

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( \| ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).

Istrebitel Sputnik programme

I1P	Polyot 1 Polyot 2

IS-A	Kosmos 185 Kosmos 249 Kosmos 252 Kosmos 316 Kosmos 374 Kosmos 375 Kosmos 397 Kosmos 404 Kosmos 462 Kosmos 804 Kosmos 814 Kosmos 843 Kosmos 886 Kosmos 910 Kosmos 918 Kosmos 961 Kosmos 970 Kosmos 1009 Kosmos 1174 Kosmos 1243 Kosmos 1258 Kosmos 1379

IS-P	Kosmos 217 Kosmos 248 Kosmos 291 Kosmos 373

Other targets	DS-P1-M #1 Kosmos 394 Kosmos 400 Kosmos 459 Kosmos 521 Lira 1 Kosmos 803 Kosmos 839 Kosmos 880 Kosmos 909 Kosmos 959 Kosmos 967 Kosmos 1171 Kosmos 1241 Kosmos 1375