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Cosmos 1733

Cosmos 1733 was launched on February 19, 1986 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 10, 2025).

COSPAR 1986-018ANORAD 16611Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1733
Common name
Cosmos 1733
Payload designation
Ikar No. 50L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 50L:P,11F619 No. 450-86-150:RA
International designator
1986-018A
NORAD catalog number
16611
GCAT identifier
S16611
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/144

Mission

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

Launch

Date
February 19, 1986 · 23:04 UTC
Launch record
1986-018Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
631 km
Apogee
663 km
Inclination
82.52°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
December 10, 2025
Last known active
1988
End of operations
1988

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 Q12753423 (CC0).