Mission type Early warning SATCAT no. 15147 Spacecraft type US-K | COSPAR ID 1984-079A Mission duration 4 years Launch date 2 August 1984 | |
Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) People also search for Kosmos 1547, Kosmos 1581 | ||
Kosmos 1586 (Russian: Космос 1586 meaning Cosmos 1586) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1984 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.
Kosmos 1586 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 08:38 UTC on 2 August 1984. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1984-079A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 15147.
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