Launch Date
November 22, 1985
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/2
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
NORAD ID
16262
International Designator
1985-108A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
82.45°
Right Ascension
199.03°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
272.37°
Period
92.55 min
Mean Motion
15.56 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Name
COSMOS 1703
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1703
Type
Status
Owner
GRU
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 16262U 85108A 26185.28864854 .00035713 00000-0 51325-3 0 9994
2 16262 82.4548 199.0281 0002336 272.3702 87.7284 15.55918275220128
Source: Celestrak
Length
3.2
Diameter
1.3
Span
13.1
Dry Mass
1750
Launch Mass
1750
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
7.3663
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Ikar No. 44L
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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