COSMOS 1880 (18339)

COSPAR: 1987-074F | Alt Name: Kosmos-1880

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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

18339

International Designator

1987-074F

Epoch

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Inclination

82.56°

Right Ascension

251.91°

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Argument of Perigee

131.71°

Period

113.79 min

Mean Motion

12.66 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1880

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1880

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

UNKS

Country

USSR

Constellation

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Latest TLEs

1 18339U 87074F   26185.09782058  .00000033  00000-0  12046-3 0  9993

2 18339  82.5602 251.9109 0010452 131.7052 244.6733 12.65537063793092

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Summary

COSMOS 1880, also known as Kosmos-1880, is a military communication satellite launched on September 7, 1987, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with a span of 7 meters due to its antennas. It weighs 225 kilograms at launch and is powered by solar cells and batteries. Its mission was for military communication, and it was manufactured by NPOPM. The satellite has a cylindrical body with antenna arrays, and its radar cross-section (RCS) is 0.984 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

0.984

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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