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Cosmos 1950

Cosmos 1950 was launched on May 30, 1988 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1988-046ANORAD 19195Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1950
Common name
Cosmos 1950
Payload designation
Musson No. 21L
Other names
Geo-IK No. 21L:P,11F666 No. 794-25-2-21:RA
International designator
1988-046A
NORAD catalog number
19195
GCAT identifier
S19195
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/185

Mission

Mission type
Geodesy
Use
Defense
Program
Musson
Owner
VTS SA
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F666

Launch

Date
May 30, 1988 · 08:00 UTC
Launch record
1988-046Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,485 km
Apogee
1,521 km
Inclination
73.60°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
July 1990
End of operations
July 1990

Size

Mass
1,548 kg
Dry mass
1,548 kg
Length
5.8 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
17.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753535 (CC0).