COSMOS 1556 [GLONASS]
1984-05-19
Satellite information COSMOS 1556 [GLONASS] - GLONASS-GVM 5
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1556 [GLONASS] |
| Alternative name | GLONASS-GVM 5 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Orbit launches |
1984-05-19 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 19120 km |
| Apogee | 19170 km |
Additional information COSMOS 1556 [GLONASS]
COSMOS 1556 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1556, is a dummy satellite launched on May 19, 1984, from the Tyuratam Space Center (TYMSC) using the Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft, part of the Uragan series and manufactured by OAZ for GUKOS, has dimensions of 4 meters in length, 1.5 meters in diameter, and a span of 7.8 meters. It had a dry mass of 1200 kg and a launch mass of 1300 kg. The satellites shape is described as cylindrical with antennas and two panels, with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.4342 square meters. The mission was to deploy the Uragan GVM payload for dummy operations without any onboard power or motor systems.
satellite COSMOS 1556 [GLONASS] Date of exalting 19.05.1984y.
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