COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)

14592
Spacetrack Directory Number
1983-12-29
Orbit launches
19081.35 km
Average height
14246.73 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) - GLONASS-GVM 4

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
Alternative name GLONASS-GVM 4
Group GLONASS
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Orbit launches 1983-12-29 (42 years ago)
Days in orbit 15606
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 18920 km
Apogee 19222 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 66.24°
Laps per day 2
Height COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) 19081.35 km

Additional information COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)

COSMOS 1521 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1521, is a dummy satellite launched on December 29, 1983, from the Tyuratam Space Center (TYMSC) using a Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. It was manufactured by OAZ and belongs to GUKOS. The satellite has a length of 4 meters, a diameter of 1.5 meters, and a span of 7.8 meters. Its dry mass is 1200 kg with a launch mass of 1300 kg. The mission carried the Uragan GVM payload for its purpose as a dummy satellite. It has a shape described as Cyl + Ant + 2 Pan and a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 0.4298 m?.

satellite COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) Date of exalting 29.12.1983y. Average height of ISS COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) hundred 19081.35 km. Average velocity COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) is 14246.73 km/h. Inclination COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) satellite 66.26°.

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Update time: 2026-09-20 19:40:20
Average height of ISS COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) is: 19081.35km
Average velocity COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) is: 14246.73km/h
Average orbit height COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) is: 66.26°
COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1983-12-29
COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS) is from 15606 days Days in orbit.