COSMOS 1779 [GLONASS]
1986-09-16
Satellite information COSMOS 1779 [GLONASS] - GLONASS 15
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1779 [GLONASS] |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 15 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Orbit launches |
1986-09-16 |
| 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 | 19102 km |
| Apogee | 19157 km |
Additional information COSMOS 1779 [GLONASS]
COSMOS 1779 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1779, is a Navigation satellite launched by the Soviet Union on September 16, 1986, from Tyuratam Site (TYMSC) using a Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 4 meters in length with a diameter of 1.5 meters and has a span of 7.8 meters due to its solar arrays. It features a dry mass of 1200 kilograms and had a launch mass of 1300 kilograms. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power, the satellites primary purpose is navigation. Its configuration includes three-axis stabilization and it was manufactured by OAZ (Ozerskaya Avtomaticheskaya Zavod). The satellite has an operational lifetime of approximately 3 years.
satellite COSMOS 1779 [GLONASS] Date of exalting 16.09.1986y.ISS
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