COSMOS 1190 (11869)

COSPAR: 1980-056A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1190

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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 1, 1980

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC132/2

Launch Vehicle

Kosmos 11K65M

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

11869

International Designator

1980-056A

Epoch

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:14:23 GMT

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Inclination

74.05°

Right Ascension

5.63°

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Argument of Perigee

207.35°

Period

100.37 min

Mean Motion

14.35 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1190

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1190

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

GUKOSR

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 11869U 80056A   26184.80166007  .00000142  00000-0  59338-4 0  9992

2 11869  74.0465   5.6282 0013943 207.3497 152.6923 14.34659581382678

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Summary

COSMOS 1190 (also known as Kosmos-1190) is a military communication satellite launched by the Soviet Union on July 1, 1980, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using the Kosmos 11K65M launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter with a span of 3 meters, weighing 800 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. It is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power supply and operates on a store-dump communication mission. The satellite's body shape is cylindrical with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 1.9849 square meters. Manufactured by NPOPM, COSMOS 1190 had an expected lifetime of 6 months and was owned by GUKOSR, designed for military communication purposes.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

800

Launch Mass

800

Shape

Cyl

Radar Cross Section

1.9849

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Strela-2M No. [33]

Purpose

Military Communication, store dump

Mission

Military Communication, store dump

Manufacturer

NPOPM

Life Expectancy

6 months

Bus

Strela-2M

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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