Kosmos 1849

Kosmos 1849
Mission type Early warning
COSPAR ID 1987-048A
SATCAT № 18083
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 4 June 1987, 18:50 UTC
Rocket Molniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Decay date 3 February 2003[4]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Molniya [2]
Perigee 645 kilometres (401 mi)[4]
Apogee 39,715 kilometres (24,678 mi)[4]
Inclination 62.9 degrees[4]
Period 717.88 minutes[4]

Kosmos 1849 (Russian: Космос 1849 meaning Cosmos 1849) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1987 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 1849 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 18:50 UTC on 4 June 1987.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1987-048A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 18083.[3]

It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 3 February 2003.[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 1849". 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.

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