Engineering:Kosmos 1774
| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1986-065A |
| SATCAT no. | 16922 |
| 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 | 28 August 1986, 08:02 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 02 November 2010[4] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Molniya[2] |
| Perigee altitude | 622 kilometres (386 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 39,719 kilometres (24,680 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 63.0 degrees[4] |
| Period | 717.52 minutes[4] |
Kosmos 1774 (Russian: Космос 1774 meaning Cosmos 1774) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite launched in 1986 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 1774 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 08:02 UTC on 28 August 1986.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1986-065A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 16922.[3]
It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 2 November 2010.[4]
See also
- List of Kosmos satellites (1751–2000)
- List of R-7 launches (1985–1989)
- 1986 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 1774". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1986-065A.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 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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