Kosmos 1586

Kosmos 1586

Mission type	Early warning
COSPAR ID	1984-079A
SATCAT no.	15147
Mission duration	4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	US-K[2]
Launch mass	1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	2 August 1984, 08:38 (1984-08-02UTC08:38Z) UTC
Rocket	Molniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch site	Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Deactivated	1 April 1985[1]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Molniya [2]
Perigee altitude	625 kilometres (388 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude	39,727 kilometres (24,685 mi)[4]
Inclination	63.0 degrees[4]
Period	717.74 minutes[4]

Kosmos 1586 (Russian: Космос 1586 meaning Cosmos 1586) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1984 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 1586 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.^[3] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper 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 a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1984-079A.^[4] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 15147.^[4]

See also

• List of Kosmos satellites (1501–1750)
• List of R-7 launches (1980-1984)
• 1984 in spaceflight
• List of Oko satellites

References