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Cosmos 1808

Cosmos 1808 was launched on December 17, 1986 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1986-100ANORAD 17239Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1808
Common name
Cosmos 1808
Payload designation
Parus
Other names
Tsiklon-B [No. 57]:JP
International designator
1986-100A
NORAD catalog number
17239
GCAT identifier
S17239
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/163

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Parus
Owner
VMF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Omsk Aviation Plant
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F627

Launch

Date
December 17, 1986 · 17:02 UTC
Launch record
1986-100Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
972 km
Apogee
1,020 km
Inclination
82.94°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jul 18, 1988
End of operations
Jul 18, 1988

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753460 (CC0).