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Cosmos 1933

Cosmos 1933 was launched on March 15, 1988 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1988-020ANORAD 18958Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1933
Common name
Cosmos 1933
Payload designation
Ikar No. 61L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 61L:P,11F619 No. 510-38-461:RA
International designator
1988-020A
NORAD catalog number
18958
GCAT identifier
S18958
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/182

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
March 15, 1988 · 18:50 UTC
Launch record
1988-020Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
634 km
Apogee
661 km
Inclination
82.55°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1990
End of operations
1990

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 Q12907527 (CC0).