| Mission type | ASAT target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1982-055A |
| SATCATno. | 13259 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Lira |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 June 1982, 17:10 (1982-06-06UTC17:10Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-3M |
| Launch site | Plesetsk132/2 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 986 kilometres (613 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 1,003 kilometres (623 mi) |
| Inclination | 65.8 degrees |
| Period | 105 minutes |
Kosmos 1375 (Russian:Космос 1375 meaningCosmos 1375) was a targetsatellite which was used by theSoviet Union in the 1980s for tests ofanti-satellite weapons as part of the "anti-satellite weapon"Istrebitel Sputnikov program.[1] It was a product of theDnepropetrovsk Sputnik satellite development program.[2]
It was launched at 17:10 UTC on 6 June 1982,[3] using aKosmos-3M carrier rocket,[4] flying fromSite 132/2 at thePlesetsk Cosmodrome in NorthwestRussia. This was the final launch of a Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program satellite, a program that dated back to the early 1960s.
Kosmos 1375 was placed into alow Earth orbit with aperigee of 986 kilometres (613 mi), anapogee of 1,003 kilometres (623 mi), 65.8 degrees ofinclination, and anorbital period of 105 minutes.[2] On 18 June 1982, it was successfully intercepted and destroyed by Kosmos 1379 in the final Soviet anti-satellite weapons test to be conducted. As of 2022, debris is still in orbit.[1][5]
Kosmos 1375 was the last of tenLira satellites to be launched,[2] of which all but thefirst were successful. Lira was derived from the earlierDS-P1-M satellite, which it replaced.
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