Status
Success
Cosmos 2053
Launch Time
Wed Dec 27, 1989 00:00 UTC
Wed Dec 27, 1989 00:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2053
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,500.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1989
101st orbital launch attempt
Tsyklon-3
81st mission
8th mission of 1989
77th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission