Kosmos 1191

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1191 was launched on July 2, 1980 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1980-057ANORAD 11871Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1191
Common name: Kosmos 1191
Payload designation: Oko 5V95 No. 5002
Other names: 5V95 No. 190-56-348:RA
International designator: 1980-057A
NORAD catalog number: 11871
GCAT identifier: S11871
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/042

Mission

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

Launch

Date: July 2, 1980 · 00:53 UTC
Launch record: 1980-057Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 641 km
Apogee: 39,705 km
Inclination: 62.66°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: May 26, 1981
End of operations: May 26, 1981

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 Q3400902 (CC0).