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Cosmos 2106

Cosmos 2106 was launched on November 28, 1990 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 7, 2000).

COSPAR 1990-104ANORAD 20966Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2106
Common name
Cosmos 2106
Payload designation
Kol'tso No. 3L
Other names
17F115 No. 510-13-303:RA
International designator
1990-104A
NORAD catalog number
20966
GCAT identifier
S20966
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/238

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Koltso
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Kol'tso

Launch

Date
November 28, 1990 · 16:33 UTC
Launch record
1990-104Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
509 km
Apogee
529 km
Inclination
82.51°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 7, 2000
Last known active
1991
End of operations
1994

Size

Mass
1,450 kg
Dry mass
1,450 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,630 kg
Length
3.3 m
Diameter
1.60 m
Span
33.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566768 (CC0).