Launch Date
May 24, 1989
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC1
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U
NORAD ID
20000
International Designator
1989-037A
Decay Date
7/6/1989
Name
COSMOS 2021
Alternative Name
Kosmos-2021
Type
Status
Owner
VTS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Length
6.5
Diameter
2.4
Span
6.5
Dry Mass
2720
Launch Mass
2720
Shape
Sphere + DCone
Radar Cross Section
39.3
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Kometa No. 11L
Purpose
Area Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)
Mission
Area Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)
Manufacturer
TSSKB
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Yantar'-1KFT
Configuration
Yantar Bus, Zenit reentry module
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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