NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1984-096A
Cosmos 1596 was a Soviet missile early warning satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Molniya rocket. It replaced Cosmos 1348 as part of the Oko constellation of satellites and covered the plane 9 - 238 degree longitude of ascending node.
Launch Date: 1984-09-07
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation Upper Stage + Escape Stage
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 2000 kg
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