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Cosmos 189

Cosmos 189 was launched on October 30, 1967 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 8, 1978).

COSPAR 1967-108ANORAD 3021Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-189
Common name
Cosmos 189
Payload designation
Tselina-O GVM No. 2
Other names
11F616 No. Ya225-002:RA
International designator
1967-108A
NORAD catalog number
3021
GCAT identifier
S03021
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.173

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-O
Owner
Yuzhnoe
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-O

Launch

Date
October 30, 1967 · 17:59 UTC
Launch record
1967-108Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
526 km
Apogee
574 km
Inclination
74.01°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
June 8, 1978
Last known active
Oct 30, 1967
End of operations
Oct 30, 1967

Size

Mass
400 kg
Dry mass
400 kg
Length
2.5 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
2.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13365582 (CC0).