COSMOS 1628 (15514)

COSPAR: 1985-012A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1628

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 6, 1985

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC16/2

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

15514

International Designator

1985-012A

Decay Date

2/20/1985

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1628

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1628

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

GUKOS

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1628, also known as Kosmos-1628, is a reconnaissance satellite launched by the Soviet Union on February 6, 1985, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC16/2 using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by TSSKB and designated with the OBJECT_ID 1985-012A, uses the Zenit bus configuration known as Oblik for its mission. It has dimensions of 6 meters in length and diameter of 2.2 meters, with a span of 6 meters, and weighs approximately 2655 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. The satellite is powered by batteries and features motors including the 11D82M and S5.120 (maneuver module). Its mission is to conduct photographic reconnaissance using film return technology as part of the GUKOS owned payload Oblik No. 309. The shape of COSMOS 1628 is described as a combination of a sphere and a DCone, designed for its specific reconnaissance purpose in space.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

2.2

Span

Dry Mass

2655

Launch Mass

2655

Shape

Sphere + DCone

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Oblik No. 309

Purpose

Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)

Mission

Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)

Manufacturer

TSSKB

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Oblik

Configuration

Zenit bus

Motor

11D82M; S5.120 (maneuver module)

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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