Kosmos 1793

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1793 was launched on November 20, 1986 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 15, 2011).

COSPAR 1986-091ANORAD 17134Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1793
Common name: Kosmos 1793
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6038
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-36-779:RA
International designator: 1986-091A
NORAD catalog number: 17134
GCAT identifier: S17134
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/158

Mission

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

Launch

Date: November 20, 1986 · 12:09 UTC
Launch record: 1986-091Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 639 km
Apogee: 39,717 km
Inclination: 62.96°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 15, 2011
Last known active: Jun 13, 1991
End of operations: Jun 13, 1991

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 Q3398335 (CC0).