Kosmos 1966

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1966 was launched on August 30, 1988 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 10, 2005).

COSPAR 1988-076ANORAD 19445Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1966
Common name: Kosmos 1966
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6044
Other names: 73D6 No. 190-97-544:RA
International designator: 1988-076A
NORAD catalog number: 19445
GCAT identifier: S19445
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/193

Mission

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

Launch

Date: August 30, 1988 · 14:14 UTC
Launch record: 1988-076Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 641 km
Apogee: 39,717 km
Inclination: 62.95°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 10, 2005
Last known active: Nov 16, 1990
End of operations: Nov 16, 1990

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 Q3398330 (CC0).