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Cosmos 1900

Cosmos 1900 was launched on December 12, 1987 aboard a Tsiklon-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1987-101ANORAD 18665Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1900
Common name
Cosmos 1900
Payload designation
US-AM No. 403 ROCh
Other names
4Ya11M No. 526-25-403:RA
International designator
1987-101A
NORAD catalog number
18665
GCAT identifier
S18665
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/176

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
US-AM
Owner
VMF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
TsNII Kometa
Platform (bus)
Buk reactor

Launch

Date
December 12, 1987 · 05:40 UTC
Launch record
1987-101Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-2
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC90

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
256 km
Apogee
270 km
Inclination
64.99°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Sep 30, 1988
End of operations
Sep 30, 1988

Size

Mass
1,154 kg
Dry mass
1,154 kg
Total mass with attached objects
4,300 kg
Length
5.8 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
5.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753509 (CC0).