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Cosmos 2161

Cosmos 2161 was launched on September 28, 1991 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1991-068ENORAD 21732Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2161
Common name
Cosmos 2161
Payload designation
Strela-3
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 63]:JP
International designator
1991-068E
NORAD catalog number
21732
GCAT identifier
S21732
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/253

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-3
Owner
UNKS RF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-3

Launch

Date
September 28, 1991 · 07:05 UTC
Launch record
1991-068Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,396 km
Apogee
1,409 km
Inclination
82.58°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1994
End of operations
1994

Size

Mass
225 kg
Dry mass
225 kg
Length
1.6 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
7.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907593 (CC0).