Launch Date
August 8, 1984
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/2
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
NORAD ID
15171
International Designator
1984-084A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
82.60°
Right Ascension
145.21°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
5.80°
Period
115.92 min
Mean Motion
12.42 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
COSMOS 1589
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1589
Type
Status
Owner
NPOPM
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 15171U 84084A 26185.17449106 .00000030 00000-0 14529-3 0 9990
2 15171 82.5983 145.2112 0006289 5.8039 6.3570 12.42256955899972
Source: Celestrak
Length
5.8
Diameter
2.4
Span
17.8
Dry Mass
1554
Launch Mass
1554
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan + Ant
Radar Cross Section
11.2562
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Musson No. 15L
Purpose
Geodesy
Mission
Geodesy
Manufacturer
NPOPM
Life Expectancy
1 - 2 years
Bus
KAUR-1 11F666
Configuration
KAUR-1
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
8 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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