Kosmos 1966

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Kosmos 1966
Mission type Early warning
COSPAR ID 1988-076A
SATCAT № 19445
Mission duration 4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type US-K [2]
Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date 30 August 1988, 14:14 (1988-08-30UTC14:14Z) UTC
Rocket Molniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Decay date 10 November 2005 (2005-11-11)[4]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Molniya [2]
Perigee 640 kilometres (400 mi)[4]
Apogee 39,717 kilometres (24,679 mi)[4]
Inclination 62.9 degrees[4]
Period 717.84 minutes[4]

Kosmos 1966 (Russian: Космос 1966 meaning Cosmos 1966) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1988 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]

Kosmos 1966 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.[5] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 14:14 UTC on 30 August 1988.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1988-076A .[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 19445.[3]

It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 10 November 2005.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (pdf). Science and Global Security 10: 21–60. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Cosmos 1966". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-25. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012. 
  5. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012. 

See also

Oko programme
US-K
US-KS
US-KMO
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