COSMOS 1159 (11694)

COSPAR: 1980-012D | Alt Name: Kosmos-1159

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 11, 1980

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC132/2

Launch Vehicle

Kosmos 11K65M

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

11694

International Designator

1980-012D

Epoch

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Inclination

74.02°

Right Ascension

293.52°

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Argument of Perigee

249.62°

Period

115.19 min

Mean Motion

12.50 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1159

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1159

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

GUKOSR

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 11694U 80012D   26185.29604042  .00000008  00000-0  16029-3 0  9990

2 11694  74.0228 293.5202 0018462 249.6200 139.2295 12.50127507117115

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Summary

COSMOS 1159 (also known as Kosmos-1159) is a military communication satellite launched on February 11, 1980, from the PLMSC launch site using LC132/2 and the Kosmos 11K65M launch vehicle. The satellite was manufactured by NPOPM for GUKOSR and has dimensions of 0.8 meters in length, diameter, and span, with a dry mass of 60 kg. It was equipped with solar cells and batteries as its power source and carried the Strela-1M Blok 24 No. 4 payload. The satellite's shape is described as polyhedral with an RCS (radar cross-section) of 0.6842. COSMOS 1159 had a mission lifetime of approximately six months, starting from its stable date on February 12, 1980.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.8

Diameter

0.8

Span

0.8

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Poly

Radar Cross Section

0.6842

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Strela-1M Blok 24 No. 4

Purpose

Military Communication

Mission

Military Communication

Manufacturer

NPOPM

Life Expectancy

6 months

Bus

Strela-1 11F625

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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