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Tselina-R (Tselina-D probably similar) [Yuzhnoye]
The Tselina-R series of soviet SIGINT satellites were modified versions of the Tselina-D series. These satelites carried an experimental COMINT payload to intercept communication links.
The satellites were built by the KB Yuzhnoye design bureau in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, and the payloads by the Central Scientific Radiotechnical Research Institute or TsNIRTI in Moscow.
| Nation: | USSR |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | SIGINT |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | Yuzhnoye (prime), TsNII-108 GKRE (payload) |
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| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 6 months |
| Mass: | ~ 2000 kg |
| Orbit: | 544 km × 566 km; 82 (typical) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos 1805 (Tselina-R #1) | 1986-097A | 10.12.1986 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Kosmos 2058 (Tselina-R #2) | 1990-010A | 30.01.1990 | Pl LC-32/1? | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Kosmos 2151 (Tselina-R #3) | 1991-042A | 13.06.1991 | Pl LC-32/2 | Tsiklon-3 | ||
| Kosmos 2242 (Tselina-R #4) | 1993-024A | 16.04.1993 | Pl LC-32/1 | Tsiklon-3 |
Launch Sites:
- Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
References:
- Yuzhnoye: Electronic surveillance spacecraft
