Satellite description

COSMOS 1640, 15622 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 21 Mar 1985 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

15622, 1985-023F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

GUKOS (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

STRELA-1 11F625, Unknown motor

Mass

60 kg wet, 60 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-03-21 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

KOSMOS 11K65M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.588 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)