COSMOS 1710 [GLONASS]
1985-12-24
Satellite information COSMOS 1710 [GLONASS] - GLONASS 12
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1710 [GLONASS] |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 12 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Orbit launches |
1985-12-24 |
| 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 | 19096 km |
| Apogee | 19163 km |
Additional information COSMOS 1710 [GLONASS]
COSMOS 1710 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1710, is a navigation satellite launched by the Soviet Union on December 24, 1985, from the TYMSC launch site using a Proton-K/DM-2 vehicle. The satellite, manufactured by OAZ, has dimensions of 4 meters in length and 1.5 meters in diameter with a span of 7.8 meters, weighing 1300 kilograms at launch and 1200 kilograms dry mass. It is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. The satellites configuration is described as 3-axis stabilized with a shape characterized by a cylinder, antennas, and two panels. Its mission was to provide navigation services as part of the Uragan series, specifically Uragan No. 22L. It achieved operational stability on December 25, 1985, and had an expected lifetime of three years. The satellites owner is GUKOS.
satellite COSMOS 1710 [GLONASS] Date of exalting 24.12.1985y.ISS
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