COSMOS 1831 (17586)

COSPAR: 1987-026E | Alt Name: Kosmos-1831

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Launch Details

Launch Date

March 13, 1987

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/2

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

17586

International Designator

1987-026E

Epoch

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Inclination

82.56°

Right Ascension

159.79°

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Argument of Perigee

85.95°

Period

113.78 min

Mean Motion

12.66 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1831

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1831

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

UNKS

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 17586U 87026E   26185.23120234  .00000027  00000-0  87869-4 0  9990

2 17586  82.5598 159.7941 0016727  85.9516 285.6978 12.65548491815597

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Summary

COSMOS 1831, also known as Kosmos-1831, is a military communication satellite launched on March 13, 1987, from the Plesetsk launch site using the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by NPOPM and designated Strela-3, has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length, 0.8 meters in diameter, and a span of 7 meters. It weighs 225 kilograms at launch and dry mass is also 225 kg. Power for the satellite comes from solar cells and batteries. The satellite's shape consists of a cylinder with antennas, with a radar cross-section of 1.095 square meters. Launched as part of a military communication mission, its ownership is classified as unknown (UNKS).

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

1.095

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Strela-3

Purpose

Military Communication

Mission

Military Communication

Manufacturer

NPOPM

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Strela-3

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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