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Kosmos 1629

Soviet military early warning satellite

Field	Value
name	Kosmos 1629
mission_type	Early warning
operator	VKS
COSPAR_ID	1985-016A
SATCAT	15574
mission_duration	2 years
spacecraft_type	US-KS (74Kh6)
manufacturer	Lavochkin
launch_mass	2400 kg
launch_date	UTC
launch_rocket	Proton-K/DM
launch_site	Baikonur 200/39
deactivated	16 January 1987
orbit_reference	Geocentric
orbit_regime	Geostationary
apsis	gee
instruments	Optical telescope with 50 cm aperture
Infrared sensor/s
Smaller telescopes

Infrared sensor/s Smaller telescopes

Kosmos 1629 ( meaning Cosmos 1629) is a Soviet US-KS missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1985 as part of the Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

Kosmos 1629 was launched from Site 200/39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 07:57 UTC on 21 February 1985. The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1985-016A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 15574.

It was operational for about 2 years.

References

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References

(2012-04-10). "Cosmos 1629". National Space Science Data Centre.
(2012-03-30). "US-KS (74Kh6)". Gunter's Space Page.

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