Kosmos 2001
| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1989-011A |
| SATCAT no. | 19796 |
| Mission duration | 4 years [1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | US-K[2] |
| Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 February 1989, 04:21 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 22 September 2008[4] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Molniya [2] |
| Perigee altitude | 610 kilometres (380 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 39,751 kilometres (24,700 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 63.0 degrees[4] |
| Period | 717.92 minutes[4] |
Kosmos 2001 (
infrared sensors.[2]
Kosmos 2001 was launched from
international designator 1989-011A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 19796.[3]
It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 22 September 2008.[4]
See also
- List of Kosmos satellites (2001–2250)
- List of R-7 launches (1985–1989)
- 1989 in spaceflight
- List of Oko satellites
References
- ^
Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10 (1): 21–60. S2CID 122901563. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-03-15.
- ^ a b c d e "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ a b c d e "Cosmos 2005". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ a b c d e f McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.