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Cosmos 925

Decommissioned Soviet ELINT satellite. Cosmos 925 was launched on July 7, 1977 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 29, 1993).

COSPAR 1977-061ANORAD 10134Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-925
Common name
Cosmos 925
Payload designation
Ikar No. 10L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 10L:P,11F619 No. 450-28-210:RA
International designator
1977-061A
NORAD catalog number
10134
GCAT identifier
S10134
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.365

Mission

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

Launch

Date
July 7, 1977 · 07:25 UTC
Launch record
1977-061Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
483 km
Apogee
498 km
Inclination
81.21°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 29, 1993
Last known active
1979
End of operations
1979

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 Q12754066 (CC0).