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Kosmos 1547

Soviet military early warning satellite


Soviet military early warning satellite

FieldValue
nameKosmos 1547
mission_typeEarly warning
COSPAR_ID1984-033A
SATCAT14884
mission_duration4 years
spacecraft_typeUS-K
launch_mass1900 kg
launch_dateUTC
launch_rocketMolniya-M/2BL
launch_sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome
deactivated23 August 1985
decay_date
orbit_referenceGeocentric
orbit_regimeMolniya
orbit_periapsis641 km
orbit_apoapsis39711 km
orbit_inclination62.9 degrees
orbit_period717.74 minutes
apsisgee

Kosmos 1547 ( meaning Cosmos 1547) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1984 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

Kosmos 1547 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 01:40 UTC on 4 April 1984. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1984-033A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 14884.

References

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References

  1. (2012-03-08). "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page.
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page.
  3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page.
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