COSMOS 1778 [GLONASS]

16961
Spacetrack Directory Number
1986-09-16
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 1778 [GLONASS] - GLONASS 14

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 1778 [GLONASS]
Alternative name GLONASS 14
Group GLONASS
Orbit launches 1986-09-16
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 19118 km
Apogee 19142 km

Additional information COSMOS 1778 [GLONASS]

COSMOS 1778 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1778, is a navigation satellite launched on September 16, 1986, from the TYMSC launch site using the Proton-K/DM-2 vehicle from LC200/40. The satellite was manufactured by OAZ and is part of the Uragan series with a 3-Axis stabilized configuration. It measures 4 meters in length, has a diameter of 1.5 meters, and spans 7.8 meters. At launch, it weighed 1300 kg with a dry mass of 1200 kg. Its shape is described as Cyl + Ant + 2 Pan, and its power system includes two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellite was designed to have a lifetime of 3 years and was operated for navigation purposes by an unspecified owner (UNKS).

satellite COSMOS 1778 [GLONASS] Date of exalting 16.09.1986y.


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