COSMOS 1833


NORAD ID: 17589
Int'l Code: 1987-027A
Perigee: 853.2 km
Apogee: 860.8 km
Inclination: 70.9 °
Period: 101.9 minutes
Semi major axis: 7,228.0 km
Launch date: March 18, 1987
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Comments: Cosmos 1833 was a Soviet ELINT (Electronic and Signals Intelligence) satellite. Based on the first generation Tselina 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.


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