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Cosmos 2088

Cosmos 2088 was launched on July 30, 1990 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-066ANORAD 20720Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2088
Common name
Cosmos 2088
Payload designation
Musson No. 22L
Other names
Geo-IK No. 22L:P,11F666 No. 800-35-2-22:RA
International designator
1990-066A
NORAD catalog number
20720
GCAT identifier
S20720
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/232

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
July 30, 1990 · 00:06 UTC
Launch record
1990-066Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,483 km
Apogee
1,524 km
Inclination
73.60°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 1993
End of operations
March 1993

Size

Mass
1,556 kg
Dry mass
1,556 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 Q12753603 (CC0).