Launch Date
December 19, 1991
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC81/23
Launch Vehicle
Proton-K/DM-2
NORAD ID
21824
International Designator
1991-087D
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
14.36°
Right Ascension
344.12°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
80.17°
Period
1469.08 min
Mean Motion
0.98 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
SL-12 R/B(2)
Alternative Name
Blok DM-2 No. 52L
Type
Status
Owner
RVSNR
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
1 21824U 91087D 26185.08422491 -.00000122 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 21824 14.3570 344.1193 0014768 80.1687 271.2553 0.98020281123630
Source: Celestrak
Length
6.3
Diameter
3.7
Span
6.3
Dry Mass
2440
Launch Mass
17490
Shape
Cyl
Radar Cross Section
2.3882
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
11S861 No. 52L
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
NPOE
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Blok DM
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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