Launch Date
May 15, 1986
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
NORAD ID
16719
International Designator
1986-034A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
82.53°
Right Ascension
310.77°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
212.21°
Period
91.80 min
Mean Motion
15.69 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
COSMOS 1743
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1743
Type
Status
Owner
GRU
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 16719U 86034A 26185.06167222 .00071609 00000-0 62806-3 0 9991
2 16719 82.5285 310.7704 0004886 212.2065 147.8899 15.68575775198439
Source: Celestrak
Length
3.2
Diameter
1.3
Span
13.1
Dry Mass
1750
Launch Mass
1750
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
7.7814
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Ikar No. 51L
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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