Launch Date
October 4, 1984
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC16/2
Launch Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
NORAD ID
15350
International Designator
1984-107A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
72.45°
Right Ascension
356.15°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
325.19°
Period
717.31 min
Mean Motion
2.01 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 1604
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1604
Type
Status
Owner
PVO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 15350U 84107A 26177.69639023 .00000441 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 15350 72.4482 356.1542 5418853 325.1928 8.9866 2.00748817305577
Source: Celestrak
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
5
Dry Mass
1150
Launch Mass
1250
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
9.9012
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Oko 5V95 No. 6016
Purpose
Early warning
Mission
Early warning
Manufacturer
NPOL/KOMET
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Oko
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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