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Cosmos 2082

Cosmos 2082 was launched on May 22, 1990 aboard a Zenit-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-046ANORAD 20624Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2082
Common name
Cosmos 2082
Payload designation
Tselina-2 No. 8L
Other names
11F644 No. 670-57-908:RA
International designator
1990-046A
NORAD catalog number
20624
GCAT identifier
S20624
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/228

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-2
Owner
GRU
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-2

Launch

Date
May 22, 1990 · 05:14 UTC
Launch record
1990-046Success
Rocket
Zenit-2
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC45/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
847 km
Apogee
856 km
Inclination
71.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1991
End of operations
1995

Size

Mass
3,250 kg
Dry mass
3,250 kg
Length
4.5 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
22.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753601 (CC0).