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COSMOS 1849 (18083)
COSPAR: 1987-048A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1849
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
June 4, 1987
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC16/2
Launch Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
18083
International Designator
1987-048A
Decay Date
2/4/2003
Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1849
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1849
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
PVO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
COSMOS 1849 (also known as Kosmos-1849) is an early warning satellite launched on June 4, 1987, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome's LC16/2 launch pad using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by NPOL/KOMET for the Russian Air Defense Forces (PVO), has dimensions of 4 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter with a span of 5 meters. It carries an Oko early warning payload (Oko 73D6 No. 6042) and weighs 1,250 kg at launch, with a dry mass of 1,150 kg. The satellite's power system consists of two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. Its shape is described as cylindrical with two pans (Cyl + 2 Pan), and it has a radar cross-section area of 11.5381 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
5
Dry Mass
1150
Launch Mass
1250
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
11.5381
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Oko 73D6 No. 6042
Purpose
Early warning
Mission
Early warning
Manufacturer
NPOL/KOMET
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Oko
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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