Kosmos 1974

Kosmos 1974
Mission type Early warning
COSPAR ID 1988-092A
SATCAT № 19554
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 3 October 1988, 22:23 UTC
Rocket Molniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Molniya [2]
Perigee 600 kilometres (370 mi)[4]
Apogee 39,772 kilometres (24,713 mi)[4]
Inclination 62.9 degrees[4]
Period 718.15 minutes[4]

Kosmos 1974 (Russian: Космос 1974 meaning Cosmos 1974) 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 1974 was launched from Site 41/1 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 22:23 UTC on 3 October 1988.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1988-092A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 19554.[3]

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 1974". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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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