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Cosmos 2164

Cosmos 2164 was launched on October 10, 1991 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 12, 1992).

COSPAR 1991-072ANORAD 21743Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2164
Common name
Cosmos 2164
Payload designation
Taifun-1B No. 13L
Other names
17F31 No. 510-38-413:RA
International designator
1991-072A
NORAD catalog number
21743
GCAT identifier
S21743
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/253

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Yug
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Taifun-1B

Launch

Date
October 10, 1991 · 14:00 UTC
Launch record
1991-072Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
278 km
Apogee
655 km
Inclination
74.00°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
December 12, 1992
Last known active
Oct 10, 1991
End of operations
Oct 10, 1991

Size

Mass
750 kg
Dry mass
750 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 Q3398636 (CC0).