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Cosmos 1878

Cosmos 1878 was launched on September 7, 1987 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1987-074DNORAD 18337Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1878
Common name
Cosmos 1878
Payload designation
Strela-3
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 20]:JP
International designator
1987-074D
NORAD catalog number
18337
GCAT identifier
S18337
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/174

Mission

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

Launch

Date
September 7, 1987 · 23:50 UTC
Launch record
1987-074Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,402 km
Apogee
1,410 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 Q12907516 (CC0).