Kosmos 1774
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| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1986-065A |
| SATCAT no. | 16922 |
| 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 | 28 August 1986, 08:02 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 02 November 2010[4] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Molniya[2] |
| Perigee altitude | 622 kilometres (386 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 39,719 kilometres (24,680 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 63.0 degrees[4] |
| Period | 717.52 minutes[4] |
Kosmos 1774 (Russian: Космос 1774 meaning Cosmos 1774) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite 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 1774 was launched from Site 16/2 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 08:02 UTC on 28 August 1986.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1986-065A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 16922.[3]
It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 2 November 2010.[4]
