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Kosmos 1586

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Kosmos 1586
Mission typeEarly warning
COSPAR ID1984-079AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.15147
Mission duration4 years[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeUS-K[2]
Launch mass1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date2 August 1984, 08:38(1984-08-02UTC08:38Z)UTC
RocketMolniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Deactivated1 April 1985[1]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMolniya[2]
Perigee altitude625 kilometres (388 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude39,727 kilometres (24,685 mi)[4]
Inclination63.0 degrees[4]
Period717.74 minutes[4]

Kosmos 1586(Russian:Космос 1586meaningCosmos 1586) is a SovietUS-Kmissileearly warningsatellitewhich was launched in 1984 as part of the Soviet military'sOkoprogramme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches usingoptical telescopesandinfrared sensors.[2]

Kosmos 1586 was launched fromSite 16/2atPlesetsk Cosmodromein the Russian SSR.[3]AMolniya-Mcarrier rocket with a2BLupper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 08:38 UTC on 2 August 1984.[3]The launch successfully placed the satellite into amolniya orbit.It subsequently received itsKosmosdesignation, and theinternational designator1984-079A.[4]TheUnited States Space Commandassigned it theSatellite Catalog Number15147.[4]

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  1. ^ab 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.CiteSeerX10.1.1.692.6127.doi:10.1080/08929880212328.ISSN0892-9882.S2CID122901563.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-03-15.
  2. ^abcde"US-K (73D6)".Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08.Retrieved2012-04-21.
  3. ^abcMcDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved2 May2012.
  4. ^abcdefMcDowell, Jonathan."Satellite Catalog".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved30 April2012.