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COSMOS 1949 (19193)
COSPAR: 1988-045A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1949
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
May 28, 1988
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
19193
International Designator
1988-045A
Decay Date
4/23/1990
Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1949
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1949
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
VMF
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
COSMOS 1949, also known as Kosmos-1949, is an ocean surveillance satellite launched by the Soviet Union on May 28, 1988. It was launched from the Tsemel Space Centre at Launch Pad LC90 using a Tsiklon-2 launch vehicle. The satellite has a length of 10 meters and a diameter of 1.3 meters with a span of 17 meters. Its dry mass is 3,000 kilograms and it had a launch mass of 3,300 kilograms. The spacecraft was manufactured by ARSL/KOMET and its purpose is for passive ocean surveillance under the ownership of VMF (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot). It features two deployable fixed solar arrays along with batteries for power generation. COSMOS 1949's configuration follows the US-Bus design, and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 31.7 square meters. The satellite was launched on its mission date, May 28, 1988, and no major events or specific lifetime information is provided in this data set.
Physical Characteristics
Length
10
Diameter
1.3
Span
17
Dry Mass
3000
Launch Mass
3300
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
31.7
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
US-PU No. 2L
Purpose
Ocean surveillance, passive
Mission
Ocean surveillance, passive
Manufacturer
ARSL/KOMET
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
US-P
Configuration
US-Bus
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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