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Cosmos 1605

Cosmos 1605 was launched on October 11, 1984 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1984-109ANORAD 15359Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1605
Common name
Cosmos 1605
Payload designation
Parus
Other names
Tsiklon-B [No. 46]:JP
International designator
1984-109A
NORAD catalog number
15359
GCAT identifier
S15359
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/120

Mission

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

Launch

Date
October 11, 1984 · 14:43 UTC
Launch record
1984-109Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
951 km
Apogee
1,019 km
Inclination
82.94°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1986
End of operations
1986

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 Q12907446 (CC0).