COSMOS 1913 (18792)

COSPAR: 1988-002E | Alt Name: Kosmos-1913

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Launch Details

Launch Date

January 15, 1988

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

18792

International Designator

1988-002E

Epoch

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Inclination

82.60°

Right Ascension

205.83°

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Argument of Perigee

34.50°

Period

113.77 min

Mean Motion

12.66 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1913

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1913

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

UNKS

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 18792U 88002E   26185.06949398  .00000016  00000-0  26708-4 0  9999

2 18792  82.5975 205.8297 0014273  34.5044 352.5377 12.65750367776896

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Summary

COSMOS 1913, also known as Kosmos-1913, is a military communication satellite launched on January 15, 1988, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32/1 launch pad using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The satellite measures 1.6 meters in length and has a diameter of 0.8 meters with an antenna span of 7 meters. It has a dry mass of 225 kilograms, the same as its launch mass. The spacecraft is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power generation. Manufactured by NPOPM, COSMOS 1913 was designed for military communication purposes and features a cylindrical shape with antennas. Its radar cross-section (RCS) value is 0.9609.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

0.9609

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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