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Koltso [Yuzhnoye]
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.
Three satellites were launched on Tsiklon-3 boosters.
| Nation: | USSR / Russia |
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| Type / Application: | Radar calibration |
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| Contractors: | Yuzhnoye |
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| Power: | 8 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 522 km × 528 km, 73.56° (#1); 518 km × 531 km, 73.54° (#2); 509 km × 529 km, 82.51° (#3) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Kosmos 1985 (Koltso #1) | 1988-113A | 23.12.1988 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 | with 36(36) Romb | |
| Kosmos 2053 (Koltso #2) | 1989-100A | 27.12.1989 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | with 36(36) Romb | |
| Kosmos 2106 (Koltso #3) | 1990-104A | 28.11.1990 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | with 36(1) Romb |
Launch Sites:
- Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), USSR
Further Taifun missions:
