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Cosmos 1741

Cosmos 1741 was launched on April 17, 1986 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1986-030ANORAD 16681Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1741
Common name
Cosmos 1741
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. [48?]
International designator
1986-030A
NORAD catalog number
16681
GCAT identifier
S16681
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/146

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-2M
Owner
GUKOS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-2M

Launch

Date
April 17, 1986 · 21:02 UTC
Launch record
1986-030Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
781 km
Apogee
811 km
Inclination
74.03°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1988
End of operations
1988

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907481 (CC0).