COSMOS 1735 (16620)

COSPAR: 1986-021A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1735

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 27, 1986

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC90

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

16620

International Designator

1986-021A

Decay Date

11/17/1988

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1735

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1735

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

VMF

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1735 (also known as Kosmos-1735) is an ocean surveillance satellite launched by the Soviet Union on February 27, 1986, from the Tyuratam Space Center using a Tsiklon-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 10 meters in length and 1.3 meters in diameter with a span of 17 meters, featuring two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power generation. It weighs 3000 kilograms dry and had a launch mass of 3300 kilograms. Manufactured by ARSL/KOMET, COSMOS 1735 is part of the US-P series with a mission to perform passive ocean surveillance under the ownership of VMF (Russian Naval Forces). The satellite has an RCS value of 28.85 and is shaped as a cylinder with two panels.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

1.3

Span

Dry Mass

3000

Launch Mass

3300

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

28.85

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

US-PM No. 3L

Purpose

Ocean surveillance, passive

Mission

Ocean surveillance, passive

Manufacturer

ARSL/KOMET

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

US-P

Configuration

US-Bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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