COSMOS 2097 (20767)

COSPAR: 1990-076A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2097

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 28, 1990

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC43/4

Launch Vehicle

Molniya 8K78M-PVB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

20767

International Designator

1990-076A

Decay Date

12/28/2014

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2097

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2097

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

PVO

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 2097, also known as Kosmos-2097, is an early warning satellite launched by the Soviet Union on August 28, 1990, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Molniya 8K78M-PVB launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 4 meters in length, 2 meters in diameter, and spans 5 meters with its solar arrays deployed. The satellite weighs 1150 kilograms dry and had a launch mass of 1250 kilograms. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power, it is designed to provide early warning capabilities as part of the Oko system. Manufactured by NPOL/KOMET, COSMOS 2097 carries an Oko 73D6 payload designated No. 6056 and belongs to the Russian Air Force (PVO). The satellite's shape consists of a cylinder with two panels attached.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

1150

Launch Mass

1250

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

5.0118

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Oko 73D6 No. 6056

Purpose

Early warning

Mission

Early warning

Manufacturer

NPOL/KOMET

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Oko

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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