Launch Date
April 5, 1988
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC133/3
Launch Vehicle
Kosmos 11K65M
NORAD ID
19039
International Designator
1988-029B
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
74.05°
Right Ascension
330.61°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
42.41°
Period
100.00 min
Mean Motion
14.40 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Velocity
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Name
SL-8 R/B
Alternative Name
Kosmos-3M 26-188 Stage 2
Type
Status
Owner
RVSN
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 19039U 88029B 26185.09837008 .00000198 00000-0 71145-4 0 9996
2 19039 74.0486 330.6055 0022633 42.4094 317.8805 14.40011485 5683
Source: Celestrak
Length
4.2
Diameter
2.4
Span
4.2
Dry Mass
1434
Launch Mass
1434
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
4.5941
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
S3M
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
OAZ
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
S3
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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