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Cosmos 1914

Cosmos 1914 was launched on January 15, 1988 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1988-002FNORAD 18793Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1914
Common name
Cosmos 1914
Payload designation
Strela-3
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 28]:JP
International designator
1988-002F
NORAD catalog number
18793
GCAT identifier
S18793
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/178

Mission

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

Launch

Date
January 15, 1988 · 03:49 UTC
Launch record
1988-002Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,384 km
Apogee
1,411 km
Inclination
82.61°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1990
End of operations
1991

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 Q12753516 (CC0).