COSMOS 2096 (20765)

COSPAR: 1990-075A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2096

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 23, 1990

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC90

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

20765

International Designator

1990-075A

Decay Date

8/30/1992

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2096

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2096

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

VMF

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 2096 (also known as Kosmos-2096) is an ocean surveillance satellite launched on August 23, 1990, from the TYMSC launch site using a Tsiklon-2 launch vehicle. It was manufactured by ARSL/KOMET and belongs to the VMF owner in the Soviet Union (SU). The spacecraft has a configuration of US-Bus with dimensions of 10 meters in length, 1.3 meters in diameter, and a span of 17 meters. It had a dry mass of 3000 kilograms and a launch mass of 3300 kilograms. COSMOS 2096 was equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its primary mission is passive ocean surveillance. The satellite's shape consists of a cylinder with two panels, and it has an RCS value of 27.8261.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

1.3

Span

Dry Mass

3000

Launch Mass

3300

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

27.8261

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

US-PM No. 6L

Purpose

Ocean surveillance, passive

Mission

Ocean surveillance, passive

Manufacturer

ARSL/KOMET

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

US-P

Configuration

US-Bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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