COSMOS 1625 (15492)

COSPAR: 1985-008A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1625

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

January 23, 1985

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC90

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

15492

International Designator

1985-008A

Decay Date

1/25/1985

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1625

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1625

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

VMF

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1625, also known as Kosmos-1625, is an ocean surveillance satellite that was launched on January 23, 1985, from the TYMSC launch site at LC90 using a Tsiklon-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 10 meters in length and 1.3 meters in diameter with a span of 17 meters, featuring a configuration known as US-Bus. It was manufactured by ARSL/KOMET for VMF (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot) and has a dry mass of 3000 kg with a launch mass of 3300 kg. The satellite is equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries to provide power and is designed to conduct passive ocean surveillance using the US-PM No. 2L payload.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

1.3

Span

Dry Mass

3000

Launch Mass

3300

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

US-PM No. 2L

Purpose

Ocean surveillance, passive

Mission

Ocean surveillance, passive

Manufacturer

ARSL/KOMET

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

US-P

Configuration

US-Bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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