COSMOS 1948 [GLONASS]
1988-05-21
Satellite information COSMOS 1948 [GLONASS] - GLONASS 28
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1948 [GLONASS] |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 28 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Orbit launches |
1988-05-21 |
| 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 | 19124 km |
| Apogee | 19135 km |
Additional information COSMOS 1948 [GLONASS]
COSMOS 1948 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1948, is a navigation satellite launched on May 21, 1988, from the TYMSC launch site using the Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. This Uragan-class satellite 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. The spacecraft has a dry mass of 1,200 kilograms and was launched with a total mass of 1,300 kilograms. It is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. The satellite uses 3-axis stabilization for orientation control and has an RCS (Reaction Control System) area of 1.9728 square meters. Manufactured by OAZ, its primary mission was navigation. It had a planned lifetime of three years and operated under the ownership of UNKS (Unknown).
satellite COSMOS 1948 [GLONASS] Date of exalting 21.05.1988y.ISS
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