Satellite description

COSMOS 1896, 18535 was a payload satellite that was launched on Sat, 14 Nov 1987 UTC via a SOYUZ-U launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

18535, 1987-093A

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

VTS (RU)

Manufacturer

TsSKB

Mission

Decayed Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

YANTAR'-1KFT, Unknown motor

Mass

6,300 kg wet, ~2,720 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1987-11-14 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-U

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere + Cyl, 6.99 m

Radar Cross Section

15.438 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)