Kosmos 1030

Kosmos 1030
Mission type Early warning
COSPAR ID 1978-083A
SATCAT № 11015
Mission duration 4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type US-K [2]
Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 6 September 1978, 03:04 (1978-09-06UTC03:04Z) UTC
Rocket Molniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Deactivated 10 October 1978[1]
Decay date 17 August 2004 (2004-08-18)[4]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Molniya [2]
Perigee 667 kilometres (414 mi)[4]
Apogee 39,737 kilometres (24,691 mi)[4]
Inclination 62.8 degrees[4]
Period 718.77 minutes[4]

Kosmos 1030 (Russian: Космос 1030 meaning Cosmos 1030) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1978 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]

Launch

Kosmos 1030 was launched from Site 43/4 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 03:04 UTC on 6 September 1978.[3]

Orbit

The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1978-083A.[4] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 11015.[4]

Podvig says that it self-destructed and that its orbit was never stabilised.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. 1 2 3 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.


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