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Cosmos 2056

Cosmos 2056 was launched on January 18, 1990 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-004ANORAD 20432Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2056
Common name
Cosmos 2056
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. 57L
Other names
11F611M No. 794-58-1-57:RA
International designator
1990-004A
NORAD catalog number
20432
GCAT identifier
S20432
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/221

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-2M
Owner
UNKS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-2M

Launch

Date
January 18, 1990 · 12:52 UTC
Launch record
1990-004Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
775 km
Apogee
810 km
Inclination
74.04°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1992
End of operations
1992

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753590 (CC0).