Mission type Early warning SATCAT no. 13080 Spacecraft type US-K | COSPAR ID 1982-016A Mission duration 4 years Launch date 3 March 1982 | |
Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) People also search for Kosmos 1348, Kosmos 1367 | ||
Kosmos 1341 (Russian: Космос 1341 meaning Cosmos 1341) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1982 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.
Kosmos 1341 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 05:44 UTC on 3 March 1982. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1982-016A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 13080.
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