COSMOS 1873

18318
Spacetrack Directory Number
1987-08-28
Orbit launches
1987-09-14
17 Days in orbit


Satellite information COSMOS 1873

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 1873
Orbit launches 1987-08-28
Deorbitation date 1987-09-14
Days in orbit 17
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)

Additional information COSMOS 1873

COSMOS 1873, 18318 was a payload satellite owned by TsSKB (CIS) that was launched on Fri, 28 Aug 1987 UTC via a ZENIT-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.



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