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Kosmos 2000

Soviet reconnaissance satellite. Kosmos 2000 was launched on February 10, 1989 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Mar 2, 1989).

COSPAR 1989-010ANORAD 19792Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2000
Common name
Kosmos 2000
Payload designation
Oblik No. 386 (Priroda)
Other names
Zenit-8 No. 76L:P,17F116 No. 780-39-386:RA
International designator
1989-010A
NORAD catalog number
19792
GCAT identifier
S19792
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/204

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Oblik
Owner
UNKS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Oblik

Launch

Date
February 10, 1989 · 16:55 UTC
Launch record
1989-010Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
342 km
Apogee
394 km
Inclination
82.36°
Status
Landed
Status date
March 2, 1989
Last known active
Mar 3, 1989
End of operations
Mar 3, 1989

Size

Mass
2,655 kg
Dry mass
2,655 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,300 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753561 (CC0).