Kosmos 1596

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1596 was launched on September 7, 1984 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1984-096ANORAD 15267Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1596
Common name: Kosmos 1596
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6025
Other names: 73D6 No. 782-84-173:RA
International designator: 1984-096A
NORAD catalog number: 15267
GCAT identifier: S15267
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/119

Mission

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

Launch

Date: September 7, 1984 · 19:12 UTC
Launch record: 1984-096Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 654 km
Apogee: 39,704 km
Inclination: 62.93°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Dec 12, 1986
End of operations: Dec 12, 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 Q3398106 (CC0).