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COSMOS 1838 [GLONASS]

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COSMOS 1838 [GLONASS] is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) navigation satellite, launched on April 24, 1987 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
April 24, 1987 at 04:59 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz U →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Foton 3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
306 km
Periapsis
99 km
Inclination
64.36°
Orbital period
88.54 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
1,288.4 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1987-036A
NORAD catalog №
17902
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
21.97 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 15, 1991

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 15, 1991
Time in service
4.1 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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