Kosmos 2097

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2097 was launched on August 28, 1990 aboard a Molniya 8K78M-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 28, 2014).

COSPAR 1990-076ANORAD 20767Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2097
Common name: Kosmos 2097
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6056
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-29-505:RA
International designator: 1990-076A
NORAD catalog number: 20767
GCAT identifier: S20767
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/233

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 28, 1990 · 07:49 UTC
Launch record: 1990-076Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M-PVB
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 634 km
Apogee: 39,737 km
Inclination: 62.99°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: December 28, 2014
Last known active: 1994
End of operations: 1994

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 Q3398291 (CC0).