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Cosmos 1777

Cosmos 1777 was launched on September 10, 1986 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1986-070ANORAD 16952Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1777
Common name
Cosmos 1777
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. [50?]
International designator
1986-070A
NORAD catalog number
16952
GCAT identifier
S16952
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/152

Mission

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

Launch

Date
September 10, 1986 · 01:45 UTC
Launch record
1986-070Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
776 km
Apogee
812 km
Inclination
73.99°
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 Q12753446 (CC0).