COSMOS 1975 (19573)

COSPAR: 1988-093A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1975

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 11, 1988

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

19573

International Designator

1988-093A

Epoch

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Inclination

82.52°

Right Ascension

0.55°

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Argument of Perigee

116.41°

Period

94.15 min

Mean Motion

15.30 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1975

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1975

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

GRU

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 19573U 88093A   26185.23050048  .00009635  00000-0  33449-3 0  9996

2 19573  82.5194   0.5537 0012476 116.4143 243.8379 15.29553367 37211

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Summary

COSMOS 1975 (also known as Kosmos-1975) is a SIGINT satellite designed and manufactured by YUZH for the GRU of the Soviet Union. It was launched on October 11, 1988, from PLMSC LC32/1 using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 3.2 meters in length, 1.3 meters in diameter, and a span of 13.1 meters, with a dry mass of 1750 kilograms. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply, COSMOS 1975 was designed to operate as part of the Tselina-D series for a lifetime of approximately six months. Its payload is known as Ikar No. 67L and its shape consists of a cylinder with antennas attached.

Physical Characteristics

Length

3.2

Diameter

1.3

Span

13.1

Dry Mass

1750

Launch Mass

1750

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

5.0143

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Ikar No. 67L

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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