Launch Date
February 1, 1986
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC16/2
Launch Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
NORAD ID
16527
International Designator
1986-011A
Epoch
Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:21:40 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
70.90°
Right Ascension
188.77°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
39.57°
Period
718.10 min
Mean Motion
2.01 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 1729
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1729
Type
Status
Owner
PVO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 16527U 86011A 26173.14005030 .00000121 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 16527 70.9049 188.7718 4540951 39.5720 5.9501 2.00529578295853
Source: Celestrak
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
5
Dry Mass
1150
Launch Mass
1250
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
13.7303
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Oko 73D6 No. 6035
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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