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Cosmos 1814

Cosmos 1814 was launched on January 21, 1987 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1987-006ANORAD 17303Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1814
Common name
Cosmos 1814
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. [51?]
International designator
1987-006A
NORAD catalog number
17303
GCAT identifier
S17303
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/164

Mission

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

Launch

Date
January 21, 1987 · 09:10 UTC
Launch record
1987-006Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
770 km
Apogee
809 km
Inclination
74.06°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1989
End of operations
1989

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 Q12753463 (CC0).