Engineering:Kosmos 2087

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Kosmos 2087
Mission typeEarly warning
COSPAR ID1990-064A
SATCAT no.20707
Mission duration4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeUS-K[2]
Launch mass1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date25 July 1990, 18:13 (1990-07-25UTC18:13Z) UTC
RocketMolniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMolniya [2]
Perigee altitude660 kilometres (410 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude39,712 kilometres (24,676 mi)[4]
Inclination62.8 degrees[4]
Period718.13 minutes[4]
 

Kosmos 2087 (Russian: Космос 2087 meaning Cosmos 2087) is a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1990 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]

Kosmos 2087 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.[5] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 18:13 UTC on 25 July 1990.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1990-064A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 20707.[3]

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