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Okean

Okean was launched on July 5, 1988 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1988-056ANORAD 19274Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Okean
Payload designation
Okean-O1 No. 3L
Other names
NKhM No. 5L:P,NKhM No. 450-65-605:RA
International designator
1988-056A
NORAD catalog number
19274
GCAT identifier
S19274
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/190

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging, Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Okean-O1
Owner
GMS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Okean

Launch

Date
July 5, 1988 · 09:45 UTC
Launch record
1988-056Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
632 km
Apogee
668 km
Inclination
82.52°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jun 14, 1990
End of operations
Jun 14, 1990

Size

Mass
1,944 kg
Dry mass
1,944 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
21.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110623093 (CC0).