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Cosmos 1892

Cosmos 1892 was launched on October 20, 1987 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 2, 2025).

COSPAR 1987-088ANORAD 18421Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1892
Common name
Cosmos 1892
Payload designation
Ikar No. 59L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 59L:P,11F619 No. 510-41-559:RA
International designator
1987-088A
NORAD catalog number
18421
GCAT identifier
S18421
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/175

Mission

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

Launch

Date
October 20, 1987 · 09:09 UTC
Launch record
1987-088Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
633 km
Apogee
665 km
Inclination
82.51°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
December 2, 2025
Last known active
1989
End of operations
1989

Size

Mass
1,750 kg
Dry mass
1,750 kg
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
13.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753504 (CC0).