COSMOS 1629 (15574)

COSPAR: 1985-016A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1629

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 21, 1985

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC200/39

Launch Vehicle

Proton-K/DM

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

15574

International Designator

1985-016A

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:49:34 GMT

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Inclination

9.10°

Right Ascension

314.41°

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Argument of Perigee

267.09°

Period

1435.47 min

Mean Motion

1.00 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1629

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1629

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

PVO

Country

USSR

Constellation

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Latest TLEs

1 15574U 85016A   26185.11776507  .00000119  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999

2 15574   9.0987 314.4103 0006172 267.0898 295.9580  1.00315914150625

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Summary

COSMOS 1629 (also known as Kosmos-1629) is an early warning satellite launched by the Soviet Union on February 21, 1985, from Tyuratam Site using a Proton-K/DM launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 4 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter, with a span of 5 meters. It had a dry mass of 1,150 kilograms and a launch mass of 1,250 kilograms. The satellite is part of the Oko system and was manufactured by NPOL/KOMET for the PVO (Air Defense Forces). Its payload consists of the Oko-S No. 7420 early warning equipment. Power is provided by two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. The shape of COSMOS 1629 is described as a cylinder with two panels, and its radar cross section (RCS) is 1.2589 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

1150

Launch Mass

1250

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

1.2589

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Oko-S No. 7420

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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