In orbitRocket body

SL-16 R/B

NORAD: 17590
COSPAR: 1987-027B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Southern SDB
Owner: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Platform (bus): 11S772
Mass at launch: 9,000 kg
Dry mass: 9,000 kg
Length: 11.1 m
Diameter: 3.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 11.1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S17590, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1987-03-18
Rocket: Zenit-2
Flight: Kosmos-1833
Mission name: EPN No. 03.694
Launch site: NIIP-5, LC45/1
Launched by: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1987-027

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1987-027, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1987-03-18
Period: 101.6 min
Inclination: 71.00°
Apogee: 837 km
Perigee: 833 km
Radar cross-section: 8.4627 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 5

Everything from this launch

Debris5 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit