COSMOS 1838 [GLONASS]
Satellite information COSMOS 1838 [GLONASS] - GLONASS 17
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1838 [GLONASS] |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 17 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Orbit launches |
1987-04-24 |
| Deorbitation date |
1991-05-15 |
| Days in orbit | 1482 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
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Additional information COSMOS 1838 [GLONASS]
COSMOS 1838 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1838, is a navigation satellite launched on April 24, 1987, from the TYMSC launch site using the Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has a length of 4 meters and a diameter of 1.5 meters with a span of 7.8 meters. It was equipped with two deployable solar arrays for power generation, had a dry mass of 1200 kilograms, and weighed 1300 kilograms at launch. Its configuration is 3-axis stabilized, and it carries the Uragan No. 30L payload. The satellites mission lasted approximately three years, and its shape consists of a cylinder with antennas and two panels. It was manufactured by OAZ and operates for navigation purposes under unknown ownership (UNKS).
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