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COSMOS 2043 (20237)
COSPAR: 1989-074F | Alt Name: Kosmos-2043
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Launch Details
Launch Date
September 14, 1989
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC32/1
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-3
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
20237
International Designator
1989-074F
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:00:45 GMT
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Inclination
82.57°
Right Ascension
212.33°
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Argument of Perigee
165.03°
Period
113.96 min
Mean Motion
12.64 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 2043
Alternative Name
Kosmos-2043
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
UNKS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 20237U 89074F 26185.08386255 .00000034 00000-0 12783-3 0 9992
2 20237 82.5745 212.3287 0004087 165.0263 222.2869 12.63552928697033
Source: Celestrak
Summary
COSMOS 2043 (also known as Kosmos-2043) is a military communication satellite launched on September 14, 1989, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Pad LC32/1 using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by NPOPM, measures 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter with an antenna span of 7 meters. It has a dry mass of 225 kilograms and was launched with the same weight. Equipped with solar cells and batteries for power supply, it is shaped as a cylinder with antennas (Cyl + Ant) and has a radar cross-section (RCS) of 1.152 square meters. The satellite carries the Strela-3 payload for military communication purposes and was launched under unknown ownership (UNKS).
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.6
Diameter
0.8
Span
7
Dry Mass
225
Launch Mass
225
Shape
Cyl + Ant
Radar Cross Section
1.152
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Strela-3
Purpose
Military Communication
Mission
Military Communication
Manufacturer
NPOPM
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Strela-3
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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