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Cosmos 2098

Cosmos 2098 was launched on August 28, 1990 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-078ANORAD 20774Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2098
Common name
Cosmos 2098
Payload designation
Taifun-1V No. 18L
Other names
Vektor:P,11F633V No. 450-55-518:RA
International designator
1990-078A
NORAD catalog number
20774
GCAT identifier
S20774
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/233

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Vektor4
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Vektor

Launch

Date
August 28, 1990 · 15:45 UTC
Launch record
1990-078Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
396 km
Apogee
1,973 km
Inclination
82.96°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1992
End of operations
1992

Size

Mass
585 kg
Dry mass
585 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907575 (CC0).