Kosmos 1518

Kosmos 1518
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Early warning
COSPAR ID	1983-126A
SATCAT №	14587
Mission duration	4 years ^[1]

Spacecraft type	US-K ^[2]
Launch mass	1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)

Start of mission
Launch date	28 December 1983, 03:48 (1983-12-28UTC03:48Z) UTC
Rocket	Molniya-M/2BL^[2]
Launch site	Plesetsk Cosmodrome^[2]^[3]

End of mission
Deactivated	1 June 1984^[1]
Decay date	19 September 1998 (1998-09-20)^[4]

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Molniya ^[2]
Perigee	614 kilometres (382 mi)^[4]
Apogee	39,768 kilometres (24,711 mi)^[4]
Inclination	63.0 degrees^[4]
Period	718.35 minutes^[4]

Kosmos 1518 (Russian: Космос 1518 meaning Cosmos 1518) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1983 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.^[2]

Kosmos 1518 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.^[3] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 03:48 UTC on 28 December 1983.^[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1983-126A.^[4] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 14587.^[4]

It reentered the Earth's atmosphere on 19 September 1998.^[4]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (pdf). Science and Global Security 10: 21–60. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

Oko programme

US-K	Kosmos 520 Kosmos 606 Kosmos 665 Kosmos 706 Kosmos 862 Kosmos 903 Kosmos 917 Kosmos 931 Kosmos 1024 Kosmos 1030 Kosmos 1109 Kosmos 1124 Kosmos 1164 Kosmos 1172 Kosmos 1188 Kosmos 1191 Kosmos 1217 Kosmos 1223 Kosmos 1247 Kosmos 1261 Kosmos 1278 Kosmos 1285 Kosmos 1317 Kosmos 1341 Kosmos 1348 Kosmos 1367 Kosmos 1382 Kosmos 1409 Kosmos 1456 Kosmos 1481 Kosmos 1518 Kosmos 1541 Kosmos 1547 Kosmos 1569 Kosmos 1581 Kosmos 1586 Kosmos 1596 Kosmos 1604 Kosmos 1658 Kosmos 1661 Kosmos 1675 Kosmos 1684 Kosmos 1687 Kosmos 1698 Kosmos 1701 Kosmos 1729 Kosmos 1761 Kosmos 1774 Kosmos 1783 Kosmos 1785 Kosmos 1793 Kosmos 1806 Kosmos 1849 Kosmos 1851 Kosmos 1903 Kosmos 1922 Kosmos 1966 Kosmos 1974 Kosmos 1977 Kosmos 2001 Kosmos 2050 Kosmos 2063 Kosmos 2076 Kosmos 2084 Kosmos 2087 Kosmos 2097 Kosmos 2105 Kosmos 2176 Kosmos 2196 Kosmos 2217 Kosmos 2222 Kosmos 2232 Kosmos 2241 Kosmos 2261 Kosmos 2286 Kosmos 2312 Kosmos 2340 Kosmos 2342 Kosmos 2351 Kosmos 2368 Kosmos 2388 Kosmos 2393 Kosmos 2422 Kosmos 2430 Kosmos 2446 Kosmos 2469

US-KS	Kosmos 775 Kosmos 1546 Kosmos 1629 Kosmos 1894 Kosmos 2155 Kosmos 2209 Kosmos 2345

US-KMO	Kosmos 2133 Kosmos 2224 Kosmos 2282 Kosmos 2350 Kosmos 2379 Kosmos 2397 Kosmos 2440 Kosmos 2479

List of satellites

← 1982 · Orbital launches in 1983 · 1984 →

Kosmos 1428 \| Kosmos 1429 · Kosmos 1430 · Kosmos 1431 · Kosmos 1432 · Kosmos 1433 · Kosmos 1434 · Kosmos 1435 · Kosmos 1436 \| Kosmos 1437 \| Unnamed \| IRAS · PIX-2 \| Kosmos 1438 \| Sakura 2a \| Kosmos 1439 \| OPS 0252 · OPS 0252 SSU-1 · OPS 0252 SSU-2 · OPS 0252 SSU-3 · LIPS-2 \| Kosmos 1440 \| Kosmos 1441 \| Tenma \| Kosmos 1442 \| Kosmos 1443 \| Kosmos 1444 \| Molniya-3 No.34 \| Ekran No.18L \| Kosmos 1445 \| Kosmos 1446 \| Molniya-1-56 \| Astron \| Kosmos 1447 \| NOAA-8 \| Kosmos 1448 \| Kosmos 1449 \| Molniya-1 No.68 \| STS-6 (TDRS-1) \| Kosmos 1450 \| Gran' No.23L \| Kosmos 1451 \| Satcom 1R \| Kosmos 1452 \| OPS 2925 \| Rohini RS-D2 \| Kosmos 1453 \| Soyuz T-8 \| Kosmos 1454 \| Kosmos 1455 \| Kosmos 1456 \| Kosmos 1457 \| Kosmos 1458 \| GOES 6 \| Kosmos 1459 \| Kosmos 1460 \| Kosmos 1461 \| Kosmos 1462 \| Kosmos 1463 \| Intelsat V F-6 \| Kosmos 1464 \| Kosmos 1465 \| Kosmos 1466 \| EXOSAT \| Kosmos 1467 \| Venera 15 \| Venera 16 \| Kosmos 1468 \| OPS 6432 · OPS 6432 SSU-1 · OPS 6432 SSU-2 · OPS 6432 SSU-3 \| Kosmos 1469 \| ECS-1 · OSCAR-10 \| STS-7 (Anik C2 · Palapa B1 · SPAS-01 · OSTA-2) \| OPS 0721 · OPS 3899 \| Kosmos 1470 \| Soyuz T-9 \| HILAT \| Kosmos 1471 \| Galaxy 1 \| Gorizont No.17L \| Prognoz 9 \| Kosmos 1472 \| Kosmos 1473 · Kosmos 1474 · Kosmos 1475 · Kosmos 1476 · Kosmos 1477 · Kosmos 1478 · Kosmos 1479 · Kosmos 1480 \| Kosmos 1481 \| Kosmos 1482 \| OPS 7994 \| Molniya-1 No.66 \| Kosmos 1483 \| Kosmos 1484 \| Kosmos 1485 \| Telstar 301 \| OPS 7304 \| Kosmos 1486 \| Kosmos 1487 \| Sakura 2b \| Kosmos 1488 \| Kosmos 1489 \| Kosmos 1490 · Kosmos 1491 · Kosmos 1492 \| Progress 17 \| Fanhui Shi Weixing 6 \| Kosmos 1493 \| Gran' No.24L \| STS-8 (INSAT-1B) \| Molniya-3 No.32 \| Kosmos 1494 \| Kosmos 1495 \| Kosmos 1496 \| Satcom 2R \| Kosmos 1497 \| Kosmos 1498 \| Kosmos 1499 \| Galaxy-2 \| Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L \| Kosmos 1500 \| Ekran No.25L \| Kosmos 1501 \| Kosmos 1502 \| Kosmos 1503 \| Kosmos 1504 \| Intelsat V F-7 \| Progress 18 \| Kosmos 1505 \| Kosmos 1506 \| Meteor-2 No.10 \| Kosmos 1507 \| Kosmos 1508 \| Kosmos 1509 \| OPS 1294 \| Molniya-1 No.48 \| Kosmos 1510 \| STS-9 \| Kosmos 1511 \| Gorizont No.18L \| Kosmos 1512 \| Kosmos 1513 \| Kosmos 1514 \| Kosmos 1515 \| Molniya-3 No.35 \| Kosmos 1516 \| Kosmos 1517 \| Kosmos 1518 \| Kosmos 1519 · Kosmos 1520 · Kosmos 1521

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).

Kosmos 1518

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