COSMOS 1408 DEB
NORAD 50058· COSPAR 1982-092SW· Debris· LEO
Parent launch
The parent object was launched on Sep 16, 1982 from 32/2, Russia aboard a Tsiklon-3.
Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 38 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-07-13 11:28 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Russia / Soviet Union (military)
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 16, 1982
Mass
—
Apogee
325 km
Perigee
316 km
Inclination
82.61°
Period
1.51 h
Debris origin · anti-satellite test
Kosmos-1408 was a defunct Soviet Tselina-D electronic-intelligence satellite launched in 1982. On 15 November 2021 Russia destroyed it in a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test at about 485 km, generating more than 1,500 catalogued fragments. The debris forced the ISS crew to shelter in their return spacecraft as the station passed near the cloud. Because the event was at a relatively low altitude, much of this debris re-enters over a shorter timescale than the higher-altitude clouds.
Parent object
Kosmos-1408
Event date
Nov 15, 2021
Altitude
~485 km
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