Launch Date
February 1, 1987
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2
NORAD ID
36949
International Designator
1987-011AD
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
65.01°
Right Ascension
131.10°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
285.23°
Period
99.94 min
Mean Motion
14.41 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 1818 COOLANT
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1818 coolant
Type
Status
Owner
KVR
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 36949U 87011AD 26185.12655707 .00001390 00000-0 46400-3 0 9993
2 36949 65.0089 131.1047 0020109 285.2287 74.6578 14.40798463346381
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
0.0033
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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