Launch Date
May 30, 1988
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
NORAD ID
19195
International Designator
1988-046A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:47:05 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
73.60°
Right Ascension
82.47°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
174.02°
Period
116.04 min
Mean Motion
12.41 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Name
COSMOS 1950
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1950
Type
Status
Owner
VTS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 19195U 88046A 26185.11603998 .00000014 00000-0 23091-3 0 9993
2 19195 73.5997 82.4671 0023665 174.0217 338.7969 12.40924358725703
Source: Celestrak
Length
5.8
Diameter
2.4
Span
17.8
Dry Mass
1548
Launch Mass
1548
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan + Ant
Radar Cross Section
10.0946
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Musson No. 21L
Purpose
Geodesy
Mission
Geodesy
Manufacturer
NPOPM
Life Expectancy
1 - 2 years
Bus
KAUR-1 11F666
Configuration
KAUR-1
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
8 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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