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Cosmos 2037

Cosmos 2037 was launched on August 28, 1989 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1989-068ANORAD 20196Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2037
Common name
Cosmos 2037
Payload designation
Musson No. 20
Other names
Geo-IK No. 20L:P,11F666 No. 800-48-1-20:RA
International designator
1989-068A
NORAD catalog number
20196
GCAT identifier
S20196
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/209

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
August 28, 1989 · 00:14 UTC
Launch record
1989-068Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,484 km
Apogee
1,525 km
Inclination
73.57°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
September 1990
End of operations
September 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 Q12753579 (CC0).