Eorsat program

Russian


Electronic Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite

Russian program part of the Cosmos constellation. Those satellites are observation satellites designed to monitor activity of foreign navies.

The series started in 1974 and around 40 satellites had been launched in mid-1995. The system went operational in 1978.

First generation:


Cosmos 0699 Cosmos 0777 Cosmos 0838 Cosmos 0868 Cosmos 0937 Cosmos 1094
Cosmos 1096 Cosmos 1167 Cosmos 1220 Cosmos 1260 Cosmos 1286 Cosmos 1306
Cosmos 1337 Cosmos 1355 Cosmos 1405 Cosmos 1461 Cosmos 1507 Cosmos 1567
Cosmos 1588 Cosmos 1625 Cosmos 1646 Cosmos 1682 Cosmos 1735 Cosmos 1737
Cosmos 1769 Cosmos 1890 Cosmos 1949 Cosmos 1979 Cosmos 2033 Cosmos 2046
Cosmos 2051 Cosmos 2060 Cosmos 2096 Cosmos 2103 Cosmos 2107 Cosmos 2122 (decayed)
Cosmos 2238 Cosmos 2244 Cosmos 2258 (decayed) Cosmos 2264 Cosmos 2293 Cosmos 2313
Cosmos 2326 Cosmos 2335 Cosmos 2347 Cosmos 2367 Cosmos 2383  

Second generation


Cosmos 1867 (800 km, 65°, Topaz)
Cosmos 1818 (800 km, 65°, Topaz)

Specifications:


Prime contractor KB Arsenal
Platform US-P
Mass at launch 3150 kg
Mass in orbit  
Length  
Width  
Height  
Perigee/Apogee 400 km
Inclination 65°
Period 92 min
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime 1.5 years

It uses a low thrust engine to maintain its orbit.
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