Kosmos 2105

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2105 was launched on November 20, 1990 aboard a Molniya 8K78M-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 21, 2008).

COSPAR 1990-099ANORAD 20941Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2105
Common name: Kosmos 2105
Payload designation: Oko 63D6 No. 5009
Other names: 63D6 No. 782-87-372:RA
International designator: 1990-099A
NORAD catalog number: 20941
GCAT identifier: S20941
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/238

Mission

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

Launch

Date: November 20, 1990 · 02:33 UTC
Launch record: 1990-099Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M-PVB
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 595 km
Apogee: 39,751 km
Inclination: 63.27°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: January 21, 2008
Last known active: Apr 4, 1993
End of operations: Apr 4, 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 Q3398208 (CC0).