Kosmos 1783

Kosmos 1783
Mission typeEarly warning
COSPAR ID1986-075A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.16993
Mission duration4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeUS-K[2]
Launch mass1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date3 October 1986, 13:05 (1986-10-03UTC13:05Z) UTC
RocketMolniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMolniya [2]
Perigee altitude611 kilometres (380 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude20,041 kilometres (12,453 mi)[4]
Inclination62.8 degrees[4]
Period358.10 minutes[4]
 

Kosmos 1783 (Russian: Космос 1783 meaning Cosmos 1783) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1986 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 1783 was launched from Site 41/1 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 13:05 UTC on 3 October 1986.[3] The launch placed the satellite into a molniya orbit but not into a usable orbit due to upper stage failure.[6]

It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1986-075A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 16993.[3]

See also

  • Spaceflight portal

References

  1. ^ Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10 (1): 21–60. Bibcode:2002S&GS...10...21P. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.692.6127. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. S2CID 122901563. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Cosmos 1783". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  4. ^ a b c d 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.
  6. ^ Wade, Mark. "Molniya 8K78M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
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Orbital launches in 1986
January
  • Shiyong Tongbu Tongxin Weixing 1
  • Kosmos 1729
  • Kosmos 1730
  • Kosmos 1731
  • USA-15, USA-16, USA-17, USA-18
  • Kosmos 1732
  • Yuri 2b
  • Mir / Core
  • Kosmos 1733
  • SPOT-1, Viking
  • Kosmos 1734
  • Kosmos 1735
  • STS-51-L (TDRS-B, SPARTAN-203)
February
March
  • Kosmos 1738
  • Kosmos 1739
  • Kosmos 1740
  • Kosmos 1741
  • KH-9 No.1220, Pearl Ruby
  • Molniya-3 No.43
  • Progress 26
April
May
  • Kosmos 1748, Kosmos 1749, Kosmos 1750, Kosmos 1751, Kosmos 1752, Kosmos 1753, Kosmos 1754, Kosmos 1755
  • Kosmos 1756
  • Gorizont No.24L
  • Kosmos 1757
  • Kosmos 1758
  • Kosmos 1759
  • Kosmos 1760
  • Molniya-3 No.44
June
  • Kosmos 1761
  • Kosmos 1762
  • Kosmos 1763
  • Kosmos 1764
  • Kosmos 1765
  • Kosmos 1766
  • Kosmos 1767
  • Molniya-1 No.59
July
  • Kosmos 1768
  • Kosmos 1769
  • Kosmos 1770
  • Ajisai, Fuji 1a, Jindai
  • Kosmos 1771
  • Kosmos 1772
  • Kosmos 1773
  • Kosmos 1774
August
  • Kosmos 1775
  • Kosmos 1776
  • Molniya-1 No.57
  • USA-19
  • Kosmos 1777
  • Kosmos 1778, Kosmos 1779, Kosmos 1780
  • Kosmos 1781
  • NOAA-10
  • Kosmos 1782
September
  • Kosmos 1783
  • Fanhui Shi Weixing 9
  • Kosmos 1784
  • Unnamed
  • Kosmos 1785
  • Molniya-3 No.41
  • Kosmos 1786
  • Kosmos 1787
  • Gran' No.30L
  • Kosmos 1788
  • Kosmos 1789
October
  • Kosmos 1790
  • Kosmos 1791
  • Kosmos 1792
  • Polar Bear
  • Molniya-1 No.60
  • Gorizont No.22L
  • Kosmos 1793
  • Kosmos 1794, Kosmos 1795, Kosmos 1796, Kosmos 1797, Kosmos 1798, Kosmos 1799, Kosmos 1800, Kosmos 1801
  • Kosmos 1802
  • Mech-K No.303
November
  • Kosmos 1715
  • Kosmos 1716, Kosmos 1717, Kosmos 1718, Kosmos 1719, Kosmos 1720, Kosmos 1721, Kosmos 1722, Kosmos 1723
  • STS-61-C (Satcom K1)
  • Kosmos 1724
  • Kosmos 1725
  • Kosmos 1726
  • Gran' No.29L
  • Kosmos 1727
  • Kosmos 1728
December
  • Kosmos 1803
  • Kosmos 1804
  • USA-20
  • Kosmos 1805
  • Kosmos 1806
  • Kosmos 1807
  • Kosmos 1808
  • Kosmos 1809
  • Kosmos 1810
  • Molniya-1 No.62
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