Cosmos 2000

Russia

Launch data:

Designation	19792 / 89010A
Launch date	10 Feb 1989
Launch site	Plesetsk
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-U
Mission	Military photo reconnaissance
Satellite type	Zenit-8 #76, Oblik #, Resurs-T #3
Polar Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	175/243 km
Inclination	82.3°
Period	88.7 min

End of life

Recovery date

03 Mar 1989

Mission details:

The Cosmos-2000 satellite was launched into polar orbit. The second mission of the year to be operated by the Soviet Priroda ("Nature") Center, it will be used to make maps of Antarctica.

Ref: #1, #7(JR004), #15 - update: 22.02.09