Launch Date
March 21, 1986
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2
NORAD ID
16647
International Designator
1986-024A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:43:52 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
64.99°
Right Ascension
247.15°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
220.49°
Period
104.38 min
Mean Motion
13.80 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Name
COSMOS 1736
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1736
Type
Status
Owner
VMF
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 16647U 86024A 26185.11380470 -.00000057 00000-0 29346-4 0 9991
2 16647 64.9873 247.1533 0052266 220.4897 157.3077 13.79566131 30747
Source: Celestrak
Length
5.8
Diameter
1.3
Span
5.8
Dry Mass
1154
Launch Mass
1154
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
2.3071
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
US-A No. 343 ROCh
Purpose
Ocean surveillance, active radar
Mission
Ocean surveillance, active radar
Manufacturer
KOMET
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
US-A reactor
Configuration
US-Bus
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Radar
Power System
BES-5 nuclear reactor
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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