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Космос-1805

Soviet intelligence satellite. Космос-1805 was launched on December 10, 1986 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1986-097ANORAD 17191Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1805
Common name
Космос-1805
Payload designation
Tselina-D(R) No. 53L?
International designator
1986-097A
NORAD catalog number
17191
GCAT identifier
S17191
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/163

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-R
Owner
GRU
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-D

Launch

Date
December 10, 1986 · 07:30 UTC
Launch record
1986-097Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
634 km
Apogee
662 km
Inclination
82.51°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1989
End of operations
1989

Size

Mass
1,750 kg
Dry mass
1,750 kg
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
13.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753459 (CC0).