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COSMOS 1985 (19720)
COSPAR: 1988-113A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1985
DECAYED
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Additional Sources
Launch Details
Launch Date
December 23, 1988
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
19720
International Designator
1988-113A
Decay Date
5/4/1992
Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1985
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1985
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
UNKS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
COSMOS 1985, also known as Kosmos-1985, is a radar calibration satellite launched on December 23, 1988, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (PLMSC) LC32/1 launch pad using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The satellite was manufactured by YUZH and has a configuration known as Kol'tso No. 1L. It measures 3.3 meters in length with a diameter of 1.6 meters and a span of 33.9 meters, featuring an overall shape described as Cyl + 8 Pan + Ant. The spacecraft has a dry mass of 1450 kg, equal to its launch mass, and is equipped with 8 deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Its primary mission was radar calibration, and it carries no specific equipment or motor details provided in the data.
Physical Characteristics
Length
3.3
Diameter
1.6
Span
33.9
Dry Mass
1450
Launch Mass
1450
Shape
Cyl + 8 Pan + Ant
Radar Cross Section
9.9887
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Kol'tso No. 1L
Purpose
Radar calibration
Mission
Radar calibration
Manufacturer
YUZH
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Kol'tso
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
8 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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