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Cosmos 1766

Cosmos 1766 was launched on July 28, 1986 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1986-055ANORAD 16881Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1766
Common name
Cosmos 1766
Payload designation
Okean-O1 No. 1L
Other names
NkhM No. 3L:P,NKhM No. 450-41-503:RA
International designator
1986-055A
NORAD catalog number
16881
GCAT identifier
S16881
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/152

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging, Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Okean-O1
Owner
GMS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Okean

Launch

Date
July 28, 1986 · 21:07 UTC
Launch record
1986-055Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
632 km
Apogee
667 km
Inclination
82.53°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Oct 24, 1988
End of operations
Oct 24, 1988

Size

Mass
1,931 kg
Dry mass
1,931 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 Q12753440 (CC0).