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Cosmos 1983

Cosmos 1983 was launched on December 8, 1988 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Dec 22, 1988).

COSPAR 1988-107ANORAD 19672Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1983
Common name
Cosmos 1983
Payload designation
Oblik No. 387
Other names
Zenit-8 No. 77L:P,17F116 No. 780-39-387:RA
International designator
1988-107A
NORAD catalog number
19672
GCAT identifier
S19672
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/198

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Oblik
Owner
UNKS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Oblik

Launch

Date
December 8, 1988 · 14:50 UTC
Launch record
1988-107Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
201 km
Apogee
257 km
Inclination
62.81°
Status
Landed
Status date
December 22, 1988
Last known active
Dec 22, 1988
End of operations
Dec 22, 1988

Size

Mass
2,655 kg
Dry mass
2,655 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,300 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753552 (CC0).