COSMOS 2168 (21782)

COSPAR: 1991-077D | Alt Name: Kosmos-2168

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 12, 1991

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

21782

International Designator

1991-077D

Epoch

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Inclination

82.59°

Right Ascension

201.93°

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Argument of Perigee

351.45°

Period

113.79 min

Mean Motion

12.66 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2168

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2168

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

UNKSR

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 21782U 91077D   26185.28382054  .00000014  00000-0  18851-4 0  9990

2 21782  82.5949 201.9341 0013255 351.4537  20.1225 12.65531918599964

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Summary

COSMOS 2168, also known as Kosmos-2168, is a military communication satellite launched by the Soviet Union on November 12, 1991. It was deployed from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using LC32/1 launch pad with a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter, with a span of 7 meters due to its antennas. Weighing 225 kilograms at launch and dry mass, the satellite is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power. It was manufactured by NPOPM (NPO Precision Mechanics) as part of the Strela-3 series. The satellite's shape consists of a cylindrical body with antenna deployments and has a radar cross-section of 1.0197 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

1.0197

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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