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Cosmos 1602

Cosmos 1602 was launched on September 28, 1984 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 7, 2026).

COSPAR 1984-105ANORAD 15331Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1602
Common name
Cosmos 1602
Payload designation
Okean-OE No. 2L
Other names
NKhM No. 2L:P,Okean-OE No. 450-32-302:RA
International designator
1984-105A
NORAD catalog number
15331
GCAT identifier
S15331
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/119

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Okean-OE
Owner
GMS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Okean

Launch

Date
September 28, 1984 · 06:00 UTC
Launch record
1984-105Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
631 km
Apogee
669 km
Inclination
82.53°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 7, 2026
Last known active
May 12, 1986
End of operations
May 12, 1986

Size

Mass
1,922 kg
Dry mass
1,922 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
21.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907445 (CC0).