Kosmos 1785

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1785 was launched on October 15, 1986 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 28, 2002).

COSPAR 1986-078ANORAD 17031Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1785
Common name: Kosmos 1785
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6034
Other names: 73D6 No. 782-55-115:RA
International designator: 1986-078A
NORAD catalog number: 17031
GCAT identifier: S17031
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/153

Mission

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

Launch

Date: October 15, 1986 · 09:29 UTC
Launch record: 1986-078Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 634 km
Apogee: 39,736 km
Inclination: 63.10°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: February 28, 2002
Last known active: May 1, 1992
End of operations: May 1, 1992

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 Q3399187 (CC0).