Kosmos 2001

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2001 was launched on February 14, 1989 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 22, 2008).

COSPAR 1989-011ANORAD 19796Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2001
Common name: Kosmos 2001
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6048
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-18-553:RA
International designator: 1989-011A
NORAD catalog number: 19796
GCAT identifier: S19796
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/204

Mission

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

Launch

Date: February 14, 1989 · 04:21 UTC
Launch record: 1989-011Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 670 km
Apogee: 39,689 km
Inclination: 62.84°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 22, 2008
Last known active: May 16, 1993
End of operations: May 16, 1993

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 Q3399287 (CC0).