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Cosmos 1953

Cosmos 1953 was launched on June 14, 1988 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1988-050ANORAD 19210Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1953
Common name
Cosmos 1953
Payload designation
Ikar No. 64L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 64L:P,11F619 No. 510-95-664:RA
International designator
1988-050A
NORAD catalog number
19210
GCAT identifier
S19210
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/189

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
June 14, 1988 · 03:18 UTC
Launch record
1988-050Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
631 km
Apogee
668 km
Inclination
82.53°
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 Q12753536 (CC0).