COSMOS 1875 (18334)

COSPAR: 1987-074A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1875

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Launch Details

Launch Date

September 7, 1987

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

18334

International Designator

1987-074A

Epoch

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Inclination

82.57°

Right Ascension

247.10°

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Argument of Perigee

73.92°

Period

113.71 min

Mean Motion

12.66 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1875

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1875

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

UNKS

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs
1 18334U 87074A   26185.12266808  .00000032  00000-0  11106-3 0  9997
2 18334  82.5669 247.0972 0014313  73.9160 312.0837 12.66344537794214

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Summary
COSMOS 1875, also known as Kosmos-1875, is a military communication satellite launched on September 7, 1987, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32/1 launch pad using the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with an antenna span of 7 meters. It had a dry mass and launch mass of 225 kilograms, powered by solar cells and batteries. Manufactured by NPOPM for the Soviet Union (SU), its shape is cylindrical with antennas and it has a radar cross-section of 1.0265 m². The satellite was designed to serve military communication purposes as part of the Strela-3 system and was operational starting from September 8, 1987.
Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

7

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

1.0265

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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