COSMOS 1953 (19210)

COSPAR: 1988-050A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1953

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Launch Details

Launch Date

June 14, 1988

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/2

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

19210

International Designator

1988-050A

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:31:57 GMT

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Inclination

82.51°

Right Ascension

41.05°

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Argument of Perigee

75.03°

Period

94.10 min

Mean Motion

15.30 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1953

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1953

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

GRU

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 19210U 88050A   26185.02219036  .00009141  00000-0  31096-3 0  9996

2 19210  82.5064  41.0541 0012292  75.0341 285.2259 15.30211795 55569

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Summary

COSMOS 1953, also known as Kosmos-1953, is a SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) satellite launched on June 14, 1988, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Pad LC32/2 using the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3.2 meters in length and 1.3 meters in diameter with a span of 13.1 meters, indicating large deployable structures such as antennas. It has a dry mass of 1750 kg and was launched at the same weight. Its mission is to gather signals intelligence for its owner, the GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate), from its cylindrical body augmented by antennas. The satellite's power system consists of two deployable solar arrays complemented with batteries. With a radar cross-section (RCS) of 8.1311, it has a mission lifetime of about 6 months and was manufactured by YUZH, the manufacturer known for producing Tselina-D series satellites. The payload is identified as Ikar No. 64L, designed specifically for SIGINT purposes.

Physical Characteristics

Length

3.2

Diameter

1.3

Span

13.1

Dry Mass

1750

Launch Mass

1750

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

8.1311

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Ikar No. 64L

Purpose

SIGINT

Mission

SIGINT

Manufacturer

YUZH

Life Expectancy

6 months

Bus

Tselina-D

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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