Kosmos 2076

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2076 was launched on April 28, 1990 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-040ANORAD 20596Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2076
Common name: Kosmos 2076
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6045
Other names: 73D6 No. 782-97-545:RA
International designator: 1990-040A
NORAD catalog number: 20596
GCAT identifier: S20596
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/227

Mission

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

Launch

Date: April 28, 1990 · 11:37 UTC
Launch record: 1990-040Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 591 km
Apogee: 39,768 km
Inclination: 63.06°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Sep 28, 1992
End of operations: Sep 28, 1992

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 Q3398310 (CC0).