Cosmos 1862

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

19:35:00

Wednesday July 1, 1987

Mission Details

Cosmos 1862

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Tselina-D (Russian: Целина) is a Russian, formerly Soviet, military space-based radio surveillance system. It is capable of determining the exact location of radio-emitting objects and also their type, modes of operation, and how active they are. For instance, preparation for a military operation may raise the activity of the radio communications. Detection of these communications by a space-based surveillance system can provide early warning of this activity, warning that may be unavailable by other means. Based on the first generation Tselina-D ELINT, TSNII-KS at the beginning of the 1970's developed the specifications for an improved model with increased frequency range and on-board method of determining the position of fixed transmitters. The new specification for a universal Army-Navy system called for a satellite with increased mass and lifetime. This would be launched by the Zenit-2 launcher, replacing the separate earlier-generation systems. Data transmission was directly to ground stations via geosynchronous communications satellites. A total of 137 Tselina satellites were launched, of which 63 Tselina-D.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

1,750 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Tsyklon-3

Active 1977 to 2009

Yuzhmash logo

Manufacturer

Yuzhmash

Rocket

Height: 39.27m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,100 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,032 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.7m

Height: 9.54m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Site 32/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

3 days 7 hours

Stats

Tsyklon-3


59th

Mission

7th

Mission of 1987

Yuzhmash


2115th

Mission

50th

Mission of 1987

1987


59th

Orbital launch attempt