Kosmos 1188

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1188 was launched on June 14, 1980 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 24, 2013).

COSPAR 1980-050ANORAD 11844Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1188
Common name: Kosmos 1188
Payload designation: Oko 5V95 No. 6010/3028
Other names: 5V95 No. 782-26-531:RA
International designator: 1980-050A
NORAD catalog number: 11844
GCAT identifier: S11844
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: June 14, 1980 · 20:51 UTC
Launch record: 1980-050Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 665 km
Apogee: 39,679 km
Inclination: 62.89°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 24, 2013
Last known active: Jul 10, 1980
End of operations: Jul 10, 1980

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 Q3400260 (CC0).