Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
00:00:00
Wednesday December 27, 1989
Cosmos 2053 is a satellite of the Koltso constellation. The Koltso satellites were an enlarged version of the Taifun-2 radar calibration satellites. Kosltso was a third-generation system with a more accurate pointing system and a larger amount of up to 36 Romb subsatellites. It was designed to test elements of the Moscow air defence system.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
1,500 kilograms
81st
Mission
8th
Mission of 1989
2333rd
Mission
74th
Mission of 1989
101st
Orbital launch attempt