COSMOS 1741 (16681)

COSPAR: 1986-030A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1741

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Launch Details

Launch Date

April 17, 1986

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC132/1

Launch Vehicle

Kosmos 11K65M

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

16681

International Designator

1986-030A

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:35:34 GMT

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Inclination

74.02°

Right Ascension

16.48°

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Argument of Perigee

293.66°

Period

100.42 min

Mean Motion

14.34 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1741

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1741

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

GUKOS

Country

USSR

Constellation

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Latest TLEs

1 16681U 86030A   26185.23303423  .00000127  00000-0  54807-4 0  9999

2 16681  74.0237  16.4843 0019626 293.6559  66.2532 14.33937472101656

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Summary

COSMOS 1741, also known as Kosmos-1741, is a military communication satellite launched on April 17, 1986, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC132/1 launch pad using the Kosmos 11K65M launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 3 meters in length and has a diameter of 2 meters with a span of 3 meters. It carries the Strela-2M payload, designated as No. [48], designed for military communication and store dump operations. COSMOS 1741 was manufactured by NPOPM and is owned by GUKOS (Glavnoye Upravleniye Kosmicheskikh Sistem). The satellite has a dry mass of 800 kg, the same as its launch mass, and is powered by solar cells and batteries. It has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 1.8549 and is cylindrical in shape. Its operational lifetime was estimated to be around 6 months.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

800

Launch Mass

800

Shape

Cyl

Radar Cross Section

1.8549

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Strela-2M No. [48]

Purpose

Military Communication, store dump

Mission

Military Communication, store dump

Manufacturer

NPOPM

Life Expectancy

6 months

Bus

Strela-2M

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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