COSMOS 2090 (20735)

COSPAR: 1990-070A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2090

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 8, 1990

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/2

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

20735

International Designator

1990-070A

Epoch

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Inclination

82.57°

Right Ascension

261.26°

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Argument of Perigee

30.49°

Period

113.80 min

Mean Motion

12.65 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2090

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2090

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

UNKS

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 20735U 90070A   26185.18898031  .00000031  00000-0  11074-3 0  9993

2 20735  82.5658 261.2646 0014597  30.4914 357.5596 12.65366484658089

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Summary

COSMOS 2090, also known as Kosmos-2090, is a military communication satellite launched on August 8, 1990, from the PLMSC launch site using LC32/2 and the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by NPOPM, has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length, 0.8 meters in diameter, and a span of 7 meters, with a dry mass of 225 kilograms, which is also its launch mass. Its shape consists of a cylinder plus antennas (Cyl + Ant), and it utilizes solar cells and batteries for power. The satellite's radar cross-section (RCS) is measured at 1.067 square meters. It was launched under the ownership of an unknown entity (UNKS).

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

1.067

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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