Kosmos 2050

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2050 was launched on November 23, 1989 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1989-091ANORAD 20330Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2050
Common name: Kosmos 2050
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6049
Other names: 73D6 No. 190-28-554:RA
International designator: 1989-091A
NORAD catalog number: 20330
GCAT identifier: S20330
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/217

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 23, 1989 · 20:35 UTC
Launch record: 1989-091Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 611 km
Apogee: 39,751 km
Inclination: 63.02°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: 1993
End of operations: 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 Q3399251 (CC0).