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COSMOS 1579 (15085)
COSPAR: 1984-069A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1579
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Launch Details
Launch Date
June 29, 1984
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
15085
International Designator
1984-069A
Epoch
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Inclination
65.05°
Right Ascension
40.37°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
7.63°
Period
103.88 min
Mean Motion
13.86 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1579
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1579
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
VMF
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 15085U 84069A 26185.02718081 -.00000065 00000-0 20235-4 0 9993
2 15085 65.0513 40.3653 0042724 7.6310 352.5393 13.86220889128118
Source: Celestrak
Summary
COSMOS 1579 (also known as Kosmos-1579) is an ocean surveillance satellite equipped with active radar and powered by a BES-5 nuclear reactor, manufactured by KOMET for the VMF. Launched on June 29, 1984, from TYSMC LC90 using a Tsiklon-2 launch vehicle, it stabilized on September 27, 1984. The satellite has dimensions of 5.8 meters in length and diameter with a span of 5.8 meters, and its dry mass is 1154 kilograms, which matches its launch mass. Its primary mission involves ocean surveillance through radar equipment. The spacecraft's shape is cylindrical, and it features a radar payload designated as US-A No. 335 ROCh, part of the US-Bus configuration.
Physical Characteristics
Length
5.8
Diameter
1.3
Span
5.8
Dry Mass
1154
Launch Mass
1154
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
2.113
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
US-A No. 335 ROCh
Purpose
Ocean surveillance, active radar
Mission
Ocean surveillance, active radar
Manufacturer
KOMET
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
US-A reactor
Configuration
US-Bus
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Radar
Power System
BES-5 nuclear reactor
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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