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Cosmos 1743

Cosmos 1743 was launched on May 15, 1986 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1986-034ANORAD 16719Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1743
Common name
Cosmos 1743
Payload designation
Ikar No. 51L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 51L:P,11F619 No. 510-86-151:RA
International designator
1986-034A
NORAD catalog number
16719
GCAT identifier
S16719
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/149

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
May 15, 1986 · 04:26 UTC
Launch record
1986-034Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
631 km
Apogee
665 km
Inclination
82.56°
Status
In orbit
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 Q13566694 (CC0).