COSMOS 1980 (19649)

COSPAR: 1988-102A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1980

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 23, 1988

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC45/1

Launch Vehicle

Zenit-2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

19649

International Designator

1988-102A

Epoch

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:00:53 GMT

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Inclination

71.00°

Right Ascension

330.54°

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Argument of Perigee

316.02°

Period

101.75 min

Mean Motion

14.15 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1980

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1980

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

GRU

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 19649U 88102A   26184.62562005 -.00000184  00000-0 -70058-4 0  9994

2 19649  71.0017 330.5364 0006934 316.0199  44.0371 14.15222240941547

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Summary

The COSMOS 1980 (Kosmos-1980) satellite, designated Tselina-2 and known under NORAD CAT ID as 19649, was launched on November 23, 1988, from the Tymshchyna Launch Site at LC45/1 aboard a Zenit-2 launch vehicle. It was manufactured by YUZH for the Soviet Union's GRU and its primary mission involved SIGINT (Signals Intelligence). The satellite has dimensions of 4.5 meters in length, 1.4 meters in diameter, and spans 22.7 meters with its deployed components. Weighing 3250 kilograms at launch, it was equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its expected operational lifetime was one year. The satellite's shape is described as a cylinder with two panels and antennas, featuring an RCS (Reflective Cross Section) of 11.2461 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

4.5

Diameter

1.4

Span

22.7

Dry Mass

3250

Launch Mass

3250

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan + Ant

Radar Cross Section

11.2461

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Tselina-2 No. 5L

Purpose

SIGINT

Mission

SIGINT

Manufacturer

YUZH

Life Expectancy

1 year

Bus

Tselina-2

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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