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Cosmos 2019

Cosmos 2019 was launched on May 5, 1989 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 18, 1989).

COSPAR 1989-034ANORAD 19972Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2019
Common name
Cosmos 2019
Payload designation
Oblik No. 392
Other names
Zenit-8 No. 82L:P,17F116 No. 770-59-392:RA
International designator
1989-034A
NORAD catalog number
19972
GCAT identifier
S19972
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
May 5, 1989 · 13:00 UTC
Launch record
1989-034Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
186 km
Apogee
354 km
Inclination
62.85°
Status
Landed
Status date
May 18, 1989
Last known active
May 18, 1989
End of operations
May 18, 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 Q13566752 (CC0).