Launch Date
December 2, 1986
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
NORAD ID
17177
International Designator
1986-094A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
82.61°
Right Ascension
0.17°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
55.72°
Period
115.98 min
Mean Motion
12.42 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
COSMOS 1803
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1803
Type
Status
Owner
VTS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 17177U 86094A 26185.28864529 -.00000003 00000-0 -95122-4 0 9994
2 17177 82.6064 0.1731 0004043 55.7193 118.1307 12.41548957794078
Source: Celestrak
Length
5.8
Diameter
2.4
Span
17.8
Dry Mass
1552
Launch Mass
1552
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan + Ant
Radar Cross Section
9.4257
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Musson No. 18L
Purpose
Geodesy
Mission
Geodesy
Manufacturer
NPOPM
Life Expectancy
1 - 2 years
Bus
KAUR-1 11F666
Configuration
KAUR-1
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
8 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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