Launch Date
September 15, 1988
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC41/1
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U
NORAD ID
19495
International Designator
1988-084A
Decay Date
11/13/1988
Name
COSMOS 1969
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1969
Type
Status
Owner
UNKS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Length
6.3
Diameter
2.7
Span
6.3
Dry Mass
2886
Launch Mass
2886
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
17.0985
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Kobal't No. 876
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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