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Cosmos 2006

Cosmos 2006 was launched on March 16, 1989 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Mar 30, 1989).

COSPAR 1989-022ANORAD 19893Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2006
Common name
Cosmos 2006
Payload designation
Oblik No. 390
Other names
Zenit-8 No. 80L:P,17F116 No. 770-59-390:RA
International designator
1989-022A
NORAD catalog number
19893
GCAT identifier
S19893
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/205

Mission

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

Launch

Date
March 16, 1989 · 14:59 UTC
Launch record
1989-022Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
328 km
Apogee
412 km
Inclination
62.85°
Status
Landed
Status date
March 30, 1989
Last known active
Mar 31, 1989
End of operations
Mar 31, 1989

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 Q13566749 (CC0).