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COSMOS 1823 (17535)
COSPAR: 1987-020A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1823
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Launch Details
Launch Date
February 20, 1987
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/2
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
17535
International Designator
1987-020A
Epoch
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Inclination
73.60°
Right Ascension
19.97°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
222.59°
Period
116.00 min
Mean Motion
12.41 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1823
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1823
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
VTS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
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Latest TLEs
1 17535U 87020A 26185.28814763 -.00000038 00000-0 -14828-3 0 9998
2 17535 73.6015 19.9744 0028473 222.5939 310.3937 12.41380239783989
Source: Celestrak
Summary
COSMOS 1823, also known as Kosmos-1823, is a geodesy satellite launched on February 20, 1987, from the Plesetsk Launch Site, LC32/2, using the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has a configuration known as KAUR-1 and was manufactured by NPOPM for the Soviet Union (SU). It features dimensions of 5.8 meters in length, 2.4 meters in diameter, and a span of 17.8 meters. COSMOS 1823 has a dry mass of 1,545 kg and was equipped with Musson No. 19L as its payload. The satellite is powered by eight deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, and batteries. Its shape consists of a cylinder with two panels and an antenna, and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 12.8194 m². The mission's purpose was geodesy, and its expected lifetime is between one to two years.
Physical Characteristics
Length
5.8
Diameter
2.4
Span
17.8
Dry Mass
1545
Launch Mass
1545
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan + Ant
Radar Cross Section
12.8194
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Musson No. 19L
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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