COSMOS 1815 (17326)

COSPAR: 1987-007A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1815

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

January 22, 1987

Launch Site

KYMSC

Launch Pad

LC107/1

Launch Vehicle

Kosmos 11K65M

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

17326

International Designator

1987-007A

Decay Date

11/15/1988

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1815

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1815

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

PVO

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1815 (also known as Kosmos-1815) is a radar calibration satellite launched on January 22, 1987, from the Kymash Launch Site using the Kosmos 11K65M launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 2.5 meters in length and 1.8 meters in diameter with a span of 23 meters, indicating possible solar arrays deployment. It has a dry mass of 925 kg and was launched with a total mass of 1045 kg. Manufactured by YUZH for the Soviet Union's PVO (Air Defense), COSMOS 1815 is equipped with eight deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries, and its mission purpose is radar calibration using the Taifun-2V payload. The satellite has a bus configuration of Romb and operates in a cylindrical shape augmented by antennas. Its radar cross-section is measured at 26.6314 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

2.5

Diameter

1.8

Span

Dry Mass

925

Launch Mass

1045

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

26.6314

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Taifun-2V (09)

Purpose

Radar calibration

Mission

Radar calibration

Manufacturer

YUZH

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Romb

Configuration

AUOS-3

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

8 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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