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Cosmos 1803

Cosmos 1803 was launched on December 2, 1986 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1986-094ANORAD 17177Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1803
Common name
Cosmos 1803
Payload designation
Musson No. 18L
Other names
Geo-IK No. 18L:P,11F666 No. 800-22-3-18:RA
International designator
1986-094A
NORAD catalog number
17177
GCAT identifier
S17177
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/163

Mission

Mission type
Geodesy
Use
Defense
Program
Musson
Owner
VTS SA
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F666

Launch

Date
December 2, 1986 · 07:00 UTC
Launch record
1986-094Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,497 km
Apogee
1,503 km
Inclination
82.60°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
December 1987
End of operations
December 1987

Size

Mass
1,552 kg
Dry mass
1,552 kg
Length
5.8 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
17.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907498 (CC0).