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Cosmos 1832

Cosmos 1832 was launched on March 13, 1987 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1987-026FNORAD 17587Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1832
Common name
Cosmos 1832
Payload designation
Strela-3
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 16]:JP
International designator
1987-026F
NORAD catalog number
17587
GCAT identifier
S17587
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/165

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-3
Owner
UNKS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-3

Launch

Date
March 13, 1987 · 13:11 UTC
Launch record
1987-026Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,402 km
Apogee
1,411 km
Inclination
82.57°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1990
End of operations
1990

Size

Mass
225 kg
Dry mass
225 kg
Length
1.6 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
7.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753473 (CC0).