Cosmos 1809

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

08:00:00

Thursday December 18, 1986

Mission Details

Ionozond-E (also known as Cosmos 1809) was a Soviet low earth orbiting satellite to investigate the ionosphere. The satellite was built on Yuzhnoye's AUOS-Z bus. It carried a number of space physics instruments for monitoring of the Earth's ionosphere, and also to study of the propagation of radio waves in the ionosphere.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

1,024 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

Tsyklon-3

Active 1977 to 2009

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

Site 32/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

3 days 7 hours

Stats

Tsyklon-3

52nd

Mission

12th

Mission of 1986

Yuzhmash

2062nd

Mission

92nd

Mission of 1986

1986

108th

Orbital launch attempt