Kosmos 1806

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1806 was launched on December 12, 1986 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1986-098ANORAD 17213Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1806
Common name: Kosmos 1806
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6029
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-34-177:RA
International designator: 1986-098A
NORAD catalog number: 17213
GCAT identifier: S17213
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/163

Mission

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

Launch

Date: December 12, 1986 · 18:35 UTC
Launch record: 1986-098Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 634 km
Apogee: 39,732 km
Inclination: 62.86°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Nov 4, 1988
End of operations: Nov 4, 1988

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 Q264299 (CC0).