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COSMOS 1666 (15889)
COSPAR: 1985-058A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1666
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
July 8, 1985
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/2
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
15889
International Designator
1985-058A
Decay Date
6/15/2025
Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1666
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1666
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
GRU
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
COSMOS 1666 (also known as Kosmos-1666) is a SIGINT satellite launched on July 8, 1985, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 3.2 meters in length and 1.3 meters in diameter with a span of 13.1 meters. The spacecraft weighs 1750 kg at launch and is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Its mission, operated by the GRU, involves electronic intelligence gathering using its payload, Ikar No. 46L. Manufactured by YUZH in the Soviet Union, COSMOS 1666 has a cylindrical shape complemented by antennas, with a radar cross-section of 7.1526 and was intended for operation over a six-month lifetime.
Physical Characteristics
Length
3.2
Diameter
1.3
Span
13.1
Dry Mass
1750
Launch Mass
1750
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
7.1526
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Ikar No. 46L
Purpose
SIGINT
Mission
SIGINT
Manufacturer
YUZH
Life Expectancy
6 months
Bus
Tselina-D
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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