COSMOS 2140 [GLONASS]
1991-04-04
Satellite information COSMOS 2140 [GLONASS] - GLONASS 43, GN 753
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 2140 [GLONASS] |
| Alternative name | GLONASS 43, GN 753 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Orbit launches |
1991-04-04 |
| 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 | 19066 km |
| Apogee | 19194 km |
Additional information COSMOS 2140 [GLONASS]
The COSMOS 2140 [GLONASS] satellite, also known as Kosmos-2140, was launched on April 4, 1991, from the Tyuratam Space Center (TYMSC) using a Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. The spacecraft is part of the Uragan series and has a 3-axis stabilized configuration. It measures 4 meters in length, with a diameter of 1.5 meters and a span of 7.8 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. The satellites dry mass is 1200 kg, and it had an initial launch mass of 1300 kg. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply, the satellite was designed to serve navigation purposes as part of the GLONASS constellation. Launched by the Soviet Union (SU), its manufacturer is POL, though specific details about its payload are not provided. The mission was intended to last for approximately 3 years.
satellite COSMOS 2140 [GLONASS] Date of exalting 04.04.1991y.ISS
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