Kosmos 1849

Kosmos 1849
Mission typeEarly warning
COSPAR ID1987-048A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.18083
Mission duration4 years[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeUS-K[2]
Launch mass1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date4 June 1987, 18:50 (1987-06-04UTC18:50) UTC
RocketMolniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Decay date3 February 2003 (2003-02-04)[4]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMolniya[2]
Perigee altitude645 kilometres (401 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude39,715 kilometres (24,678 mi)[4]
Inclination62.9 degrees[4]
Period717.88 minutes[4]

Kosmos 1849 (Russian: Космос 1849 meaning Cosmos 1849) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1987 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]

Kosmos 1849 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.[5] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 18:50 UTC on 4 June 1987.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1987-048A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 18083.[3]

It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 3 February 2003.[4]

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Cosmos 1849". National Space Science Data Centre. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.