Kosmos 1569

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1569 was launched on June 6, 1984 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 7, 2001).

COSPAR 1984-055ANORAD 15027Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1569
Common name: Kosmos 1569
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6021
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-95-055:RA
International designator: 1984-055A
NORAD catalog number: 15027
GCAT identifier: S15027
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/111

Mission

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

Launch

Date: June 6, 1984 · 15:33 UTC
Launch record: 1984-055Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 612 km
Apogee: 39,748 km
Inclination: 63.05°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 7, 2001
Last known active: Feb 10, 1986
End of operations: Feb 10, 1986

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 Q3398129 (CC0).