Kosmos 1172

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1172 was launched on April 12, 1980 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 26, 1997).

COSPAR 1980-028ANORAD 11758Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1172
Common name: Kosmos 1172
Payload designation: Oko 5V95 No. 6001/3008
Other names: 5V95 No. 523-62-470:RA
International designator: 1980-028A
NORAD catalog number: 11758
GCAT identifier: S11758
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/039

Mission

Mission type: Missile early warning
Use: Defense
Program: Oko D
Owner: PVO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): Oko

Launch

Date: April 12, 1980 · 20:17 UTC
Launch record: 1980-028Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 646 km
Apogee: 39,698 km
Inclination: 62.85°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: December 26, 1997
Last known active: Jun 10, 1982
End of operations: Jun 10, 1982

Size

Mass: 1,250 kg
Dry mass: 1,150 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3398258 (CC0).