GLONASS 21 - Norad ID: 18356
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1884 [GLONASS] |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 21 |
| Group | GLONASS |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 19079 km |
| Apogee | 19181 km |
COSMOS 1884 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1884, is a satellite manufactured by OAZ for navigation purposes. Launched on September 16, 1987 from the TYMSC launch site using the Proton-K/DM-2 vehicle, it has a bus type Uragan and a dry mass of 1200 kg with a launch mass of 1300 kg. The satellite measures 4 meters in length, 1.5 meters in diameter, and its span is 7.8 meters. It features a configuration known as 3-Axis stabilized and utilizes two deployable solar arrays along with batteries for power generation. COSMOS 1884 has an expected lifetime of three years and carries the payload Uragan No. 34L. Its shape includes cylindrical, antenna, and panel components.
satellite COSMOS 1884 [GLONASS] Date of exalting 16.09.1987y.