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Cosmos 2151

Cosmos 2151 was launched on June 13, 1991 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1991-042ANORAD 21422Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2151
Common name
Cosmos 2151
Payload designation
Tselina-D(R) No. 66L
Other names
11F619R? No. 450-65-666:RA
International designator
1991-042A
NORAD catalog number
21422
GCAT identifier
S21422
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/245

Mission

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

Launch

Date
June 13, 1991 · 15:41 UTC
Launch record
1991-042Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
635 km
Apogee
663 km
Inclination
82.52°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1993
End of operations
1993

Size

Mass
1,750 kg
Dry mass
1,750 kg
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
13.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753633 (CC0).