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Cosmos 1550

Cosmos 1550 was launched on May 11, 1984 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1984-043ANORAD 14965Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1550
Common name
Cosmos 1550
Payload designation
Parus
Other names
Tsiklon-B [No. 43]:JP
International designator
1984-043A
NORAD catalog number
14965
GCAT identifier
S14965
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/108

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Parus
Owner
VMF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Omsk Aviation Plant
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F627

Launch

Date
May 11, 1984 · 06:19 UTC
Launch record
1984-043Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
973 km
Apogee
1,011 km
Inclination
82.97°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Sep 13, 1984
End of operations
Sep 13, 1984

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753330 (CC0).