Koltso
Spacecraft · Russia
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Credit: Yuzhnoye
Russian military target satellite. Cosmos 1786. Calibration mission. Tentatively identified as third generation replacement for Taifun-2, perhaps to have been launched by the Tsyklon 3 launch vehicle. Radar calibration satellite built by Yuzhnoye, Russia. Launched 1988 - 1990.
One possible launch in 1988 by Zenit-2.
More at: Koltso.
Related
- Country
- Russia
- Launch Vehicles
- Zenit-2
- Launch Sites
- Baikonur, Baikonur LC45/1
- Agency
- MO, Reshetnev bureau
Photo Gallery
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Chronology
1 event
1986 October 22
08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC45/1. LV Family: Zenit. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-2.- Cosmos 1786 - . Mass: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Class: Surveillance. Type: Radar calibration target. Spacecraft: Koltso. Decay Date: 1988-03-06 . USAF Sat Cat: 17042 . COSPAR: 1986-080A. Apogee: 1,054 km (654 mi). Perigee: 149 km (92 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Period: 96.70 min. Radar calibration mission..