COSMOS 1916 (18823)

COSPAR: 1988-007A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1916

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 3, 1988

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC31

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

18823

International Designator

1988-007A

Decay Date

2/29/1988

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1916

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1916

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

UNKS

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1916, also known as Kosmos-1916, is a reconnaissance satellite launched on February 3, 1988, from the TYMSC LC31 launch pad using a Soyuz-U vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by TSSKB and designated as Yantar'-4K2, consists of a Yantar Bus with a main reentry module and two small reentry capsules designed for film return type reconnaissance missions. It has dimensions of 6.3 meters in length and 2.7 meters in diameter, weighing 2886 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. The satellite is equipped with deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Its shape is characterized as a cylinder with two panels (Cyl + 2 Pan), and its reflective surface area (RCS) is 42.93 square meters. The mission was operated by an unknown entity (UNKS).

Physical Characteristics

Length

6.3

Diameter

2.7

Span

6.3

Dry Mass

2886

Launch Mass

2886

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

42.93

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Kobal't No. 515

Purpose

Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)

Mission

Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)

Manufacturer

TSSKB

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Yantar'-4K2

Configuration

Yantar Bus, main reentry module, 2 small reentry capsules

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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