In orbitDebris

COSMOS 1579 COOLANT

NORAD: 27638
COSPAR: 1984-069Y

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Spacecraft

Owner: Soviet Navy
Platform (bus): RCB

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27638, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1984-06-29
Rocket: Tsiklon-2
Flight: Kosmos-1579
Mission name: US-A reactor
Launch site: NIIP-5, LC90
Launched by: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1984-069

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1984-069, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1984-06-29
Period: 103.5 min
Inclination: 65.05°
Apogee: 947 km
Perigee: 902 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0035 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 1579 (NORAD 15085)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris35 in total, 33 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit