Engineering:Kosmos 1922
| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1988-013A |
| SATCAT no. | 18881 |
| 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 | 26 February 1988, 09:39 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Molniya [2] |
| Perigee altitude | 645 kilometres (401 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 39,720 kilometres (24,680 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 62.9 degrees[4] |
| Period | 718.00 minutes[4] |
Kosmos 1922 (Russian: Космос 1922 meaning Cosmos 1922) 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 1922 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 09:39 UTC on 26 February 1988.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1988-013A .[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 18881.[3]
See also
- List of Kosmos satellites (1751–2000)
- List of R-7 launches (1985–1989)
- 1988 in spaceflight
- List of Oko satellites
References
- ↑ Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System". Science and Global Security 10 (1): 21–60. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. Bibcode: 2002S&GS...10...21P. http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S&GS.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/us-k.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Cosmos 1922". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1988-013A.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
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