See main article: List of Kosmos satellites. The designation Kosmos (ru|Космос meaning Cosmos) is a generic name given to a large number of Soviet, and subsequently Russian, satellites, the first of which was launched in 1962. Satellites given Kosmos designations include military spacecraft, failed probes to the Moon and the planets, prototypes for crewed spacecraft, and scientific spacecraft. This is a list of satellites with Kosmos designations between 1751 and 2000.
| Designation | Type | Launch date (GMT) | Carrier rocket | Function | Decay/Destruction* | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 1986 03:57 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | Launched with Kosmos 1748-1750 | |||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| 6 June 1986 12:40 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 4 August 1986 | ||||
| 11 June 1986 07:45 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 25 June 1986 | ||||
| 12 June 1986 04:43 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 18 June 1986 20:03 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation, Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 19 June 1986 10:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 3 July 1986 | ||||
| 5 July 1986 01:16 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | in orbit | ||||
| 10 July 1986 08:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 24 July 1986 | ||||
| 16 July 1986 04:21 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 17 July 1986 12:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 11 September 1986 | ||||
| 24 July 1986 12:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 7 August 1986 | ||||
| 28 July 1986 21:08 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | Improved Oceanographic satellite technology of the type on Kosmos 1500.[1] | in orbit | Plesetsk launch. Orbit 635 x 666 km. Inclination 82.5 degrees. Weight-possibly 2500 kg.[2] | |||
| 30 July 1986 08:30 | Zenit-2 11K77 | 16 August 1986 | |||||
| 2 August 1986 09:20 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 16 August 1986 | ||||
| 4 August 1986 05:08 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Reconnaissance | 18 February 1988 | ||||
| 6 August 1986 13:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 2 February 1987 | ||||
| 20 August 1986 12:58 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Reconnaissance | 29 November 1986 | ||||
| 21 August 1986 11:04 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 3 September 1986 | ||||
| 27 August 1986 11:40 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 21 October 1986 | ||||
| 28 August 1986 08:02 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | 2 November 2010 | ||||
| 3 September 1986 07:59 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 17 September 1986 | ||||
| 3 September 1986 09:00 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Calibration | 15 December 1989 | ||||
| 10 September 1986 01:45 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 16 September 1986 11:38 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Eighth flight of GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) program.[3] | in orbit | Baikonur launch. Orbit 19105 x 19155 km. Inclination 64.8 degrees. First flight with all 3 payloads active.[4] | |||
| in orbit | |||||||
| in orbit | |||||||
| 17 September 1986 07:59 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 1 October 1986 | ||||
| 30 September 1986 18:34 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 3 October 1986 13:05 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defense. Early Warning Satellite.[5] | in orbit | Plesetsk launch. Orbit 597 x 20,057 km. Inclination 62.8 degrees. Weight-possibly 2 tonnes. C-Stage of rocket shut down early.[6] 12 Days later another Early Warning Satellite launched (Kosmos 1785).[7] | |||
| 6 October 1986 07:40 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 11 November 1986 | ||||
| 15 October 1986 09:29 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defense. Early Warning Satellite.[8] | 28 February 2002 | ||||
| 22 October 1986 08:00 | Zenit-2 11K77 | Radar target | 6 March 1988 | ||||
| 22 October 1986 09:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 4 November 1986 | ||||
| 27 October 1986 12:40 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Radar target | 21 January 1991 | ||||
| 31 October 1986 08:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 14 November 1986 | ||||
| 4 November 1986 11:50 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 18 November 1986 | ||||
| 13 November 1986 06:10 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation | in orbit | ||||
| 13 November 1986 10:59 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 5 January 1987 | ||||
| 20 November 1986 12:09 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | in orbit | ||||
| 21 November 1986 02:00 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| 24 November 1986 21:43 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation, Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 2 December 1986 07:00 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | Seventh satellite of the upgraded second series of Soviet geodetic satellites. Carried out studies of the shape of the Earth and accurately mapped the Earth's surface to enable accurate targeting of military missiles.[9] | ||||
| 4 December 1986 10:10 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 18 December 1986 | ||||
| 10 December 1986 07:30 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | ELINT | in orbit | ||||
| 12 December 1986 18:35 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | in orbit | ||||
| 16 December 1986 14:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 23 January 1987 | ||||
| 17 December 1986 17:02 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation, Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 18 December 1986 08:00 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | Ionospheric | in orbit | ||||
| 26 December 1986 11:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 11 September 1987 | ||||
| 9 January 1987 12:38 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 13 February 1987 | ||||
| 14 January 1987 09:05 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 15 January 1987 11:20 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 13 March 1989 | ||||
| 21 January 1987 09:10 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 22 January 1987 07:00 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Calibration | 15 November 1988 | ||||
| 29 January 1987 06:14 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation | in orbit | ||||
| 30 January 1987 09:19 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Communication | 18 March 1987 | ||||
| 1 February 1987 23:30 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Technology | in orbit | ||||
| 7 February 1987 10:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 18 February 1987 | ||||
| 14 February 1987 08:30 | Zenit-2 11K77 | 6 March 1987 | |||||
| 18 February 1987 13:53 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation, Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 19 February 1987 10:15 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 5 March 1987 | ||||
| 20 February 1987 04:43 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | Disintegrated in orbit due to a failure of an NiH2 battery.[10] | ||||
| 26 February 1987 13:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 22 April 1987 | ||||
| 3 March 1987 15:03 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 11 March 1987 10:25 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 25 March 1987 | ||||
| 13 March 1987 13:11 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| 18 March 1987 08:30 | Zenit-2 11K77 | in orbit | |||||
| 8 April 1987 03:51 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Reconnaissance | 14 October 1988 | ||||
| 9 April 1987 11:44 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 4 June 1987 | ||||
| 16 April 1987 06:18 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 2 December 1987 | ||||
| 22 April 1987 09:10 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 28 April 1987 | ||||
| 24 April 1987 12:42 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Navigation | 15 May 1991 | Launch failure due to upper stage malfunction resulting in unusably low orbit | |||
| Navigation | 8 May 1991 | ||||||
| Navigation | 14 September 1991 | ||||||
| 24 April 1987 16:59 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Materials | 8 May 1987 | ||||
| 27 April 1987 00:00 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 5 May 1987 09:15 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 19 May 1987 | ||||
| 13 May 1987 05:40 | Zenit-2 11K77 | in orbit | |||||
| 13 May 1987 06:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 27 May 1987 | ||||
| 21 May 1987 07:44 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 4 June 1987 | ||||
| 26 May 1987 13:39 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 22 July 1987 | ||||
| 28 May 1987 12:44 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 11 June 1987 | ||||
| 4 June 1987 18:50 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | 3 February 2003 | ||||
| 9 June 1987 14:45 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 12 June 1987 07:40 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | in orbit | ||||
| 16 June 1987 17:51 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| 18 June 1987 21:33 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Reconnaissance | 16 September 1987 | ||||
| 23 June 1987 07:37 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation | in orbit | ||||
| 1 July 1987 19:35 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 4 July 1987 12:25 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 18 July 1987 | ||||
| 6 July 1987 21:59 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation, Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 8 July 1987 10:59 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 14 August 1987 | ||||
| 9 July 1987 16:10 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 6 November 1987 | ||||
| 10 July 1987 15:35 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Technology | in orbit | ||||
| 14 July 1987 14:00 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Radar target | 2 March 1989 | ||||
| 16 July 1987 04:25 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | Oceanography | in orbit | ||||
| 25 July 1987 09:00 | Proton-K 8K72K | Reconnaissance | 29 July 1989 | ||||
| 1 August 1987 03:59 | Zenit-2 11K77 | 10 August 1987 | |||||
| 19 August 1987 06:59 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 30 August 1987 | ||||
| 28 August 1987 08:20 | Zenit-2 11K77 | 14 September 1987 | |||||
| 3 September 1987 10:25 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 17 September 1987 | ||||
| 7 September 1987 23:50 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| 11 September 1987 02:06 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 30 March 1988 | ||||
| 15 September 1987 10:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 6 October 1987 | ||||
| 16 September 1987 02:53 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Navigation | in orbit | ||||
| Navigation | in orbit | ||||||
| Navigation | in orbit | ||||||
| 17 September 1987 14:59 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 2 November 1987 | ||||
| 29 September 1987 12:50 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Biological | 12 October 1987 | ||||
| 1 October 1987 17:09 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 9 October 1987 08:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 23 October 1987 | ||||
| 10 October 1987 21:48 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Reconnaissance | 26 December 1988 | ||||
| 14 October 1987 12:35 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation, Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 20 October 1987 09:09 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 22 October 1987 14:25 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 16 December 1987 | ||||
| 28 October 1987 15:15 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Missile defence | in orbit | ||||
| 11 November 1987 09:04 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 26 November 1987 | ||||
| 14 November 1987 09:29 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 25 December 1987 | ||||
| 26 November 1987 13:28 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 1 December 1987 14:15 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 7 December 1987 08:50 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 21 December 1987 | ||||
| 12 December 1987 05:40 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Reconnaissance | in orbit | ||||
| 14 December 1987 11:29 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 3 February 1988 | ||||
| 15 December 1987 13:30 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Radar target | 30 December 1988 | ||||
| 21 December 1987 22:35 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | in orbit | ||||
| 23 December 1987 20:22 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation, Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 25 December 1987 08:45 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 8 January 1988 | ||||
| 26 December 1987 11:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 13 March 1988 | ||||
| 29 December 1987 11:40 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 12 January 1988 | ||||
| 6 January 1988 07:41 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 15 January 1988 03:49 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| 26 January 1988 11:20 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 9 February 1988 | ||||
| 3 February 1988 12:15 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 29 February 1988 | ||||
| 17 February 1988 00:23 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Navigation | 17 February 1988 | ||||
| Navigation | 17 February 1988 | ||||||
| Navigation | 17 February 1988 | ||||||
| 18 February 1988 09:50 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 9 March 1988 | ||||
| 19 February 1988 08:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 4 March 1988 | ||||
| 26 February 1988 09:31 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | in orbit | ||||
| 10 March 1988 10:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 22 March 1988 | ||||
| 11 March 1988 00:18 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| 14 March 1988 14:21 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Reconnaissance | 29 June 1988 | Malfunctioned | |||
| 15 March 1988 18:50 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 22 March 1988 14:07 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation, Communication | in orbit | First satellite to be involved in an accidental collision between cataloged objects. On 23 Dec 1991 it collided with Mission-related debris (1977-062C, 13475).[11] | |||
| 24 March 1988 14:10 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 8 April 1988 | ||||
| 30 March 1988 12:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 18 May 1988 | ||||
| 5 April 1988 14:41 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 11 April 1988 11:15 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 25 April 1988 | ||||
| 20 April 1988 05:48 | Vostok-2M 8A92M | Remote sensing | 29 October 2014 | ||||
| 26 April 1988 03:15 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Nuclear detection | in orbit | ||||
| 27 April 1988 09:10 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 11 May 1988 | ||||
| 12 May 1988 14:40 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 4 July 1988 | ||||
| 15 May 1988 09:20 | Zenit-2 11K77 | in orbit | |||||
| 18 May 1988 10:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 23 June 1988 | ||||
| 19 May 1988 09:15 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 31 May 1988 | ||||
| 21 May 1988 17:57 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Navigation | in orbit | ||||
| Navigation | in orbit | ||||||
| Navigation | in orbit | ||||||
| 28 May 1988 02:49 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Reconnaissance | 23 April 1990 | ||||
| 30 May 1988 08:00 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 31 May 1988 07:45 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 14 June 1988 | ||||
| 11 June 1988 10:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 25 June 1988 | ||||
| 14 June 1988 03:18 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 21 June 1988 16:26 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 22 June 1988 13:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 20 August 1988 | ||||
| 23 June 1988 07:45 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 7 July 1988 | ||||
| 7 July 1988 08:05 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 21 July 1988 | ||||
| 14 July 1988 11:40 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Radar target | 21 March 1989 | ||||
| 18 July 1988 22:28 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Navigation, Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 28 July 1988 11:20 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Calibration | 9 April 1990 | ||||
| 1 August 1988 21:04 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 8 August 1988 09:25 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 22 August 1988 | ||||
| 16 August 1988 13:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 2 October 1988 | ||||
| 23 August 1988 09:20 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 7 September 1988 | ||||
| 23 August 1988 11:15 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 22 September 1988 | ||||
| 30 August 1988 14:14 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | 10 November 2005 | ||||
| 6 September 1988 07:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 15 September 1988 | ||||
| 9 September 1988 10:40 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 23 September 1988 | ||||
| 15 September 1988 15:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 13 November 1988 | ||||
| 16 September 1988 02:00 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Navigation | in orbit | ||||
| Navigation | in orbit | ||||||
| Navigation | in orbit | ||||||
| 22 September 1988 10:20 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 10 October 1988 | ||||
| 3 October 1988 22:23 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | in orbit | ||||
| 11 October 1988 08:01 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | in orbit | |||||
| 13 October 1988 11:19 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 27 October 1988 | ||||
| 25 October 1988 18:02 | Molniya-M 8K78M | Missile defence | in orbit | ||||
| 27 October 1988 11:31 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 10 November 1988 | ||||
| 18 November 1988 00:12 | Tsyklon-2 11K69 | Reconnaissance | 25 December 1989 | ||||
| 23 November 1988 14:50 | Zenit-2 11K77 | in orbit | |||||
| 24 November 1988 14:50 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 8 December 1988 | ||||
| 30 November 1988 09:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 14 December 1988 | ||||
| 8 December 1988 14:50 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 22 December 1988 | ||||
| 16 December 1988 19:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 13 February 1989 | ||||
| 23 December 1988 07:20 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | Calibration | 17 March 1989 | ||||
| 29 December 1988 10:00 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 11 February 1989 | ||||
| 10 January 1989 02:05 | Proton-K/DM-2 8K72K | Navigation | in orbit | ||||
| Navigation | in orbit | ||||||
| in orbit | |||||||
| 12 January 1989 11:29 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Remote sensing | 11 February 1989 | ||||
| 18 January 1989 08:20 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 1 February 1989 | ||||
| 26 January 1989 15:36 | Kosmos-3M 11K65M | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| 28 January 1989 12:30 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 27 March 1989 | ||||
| 10 February 1989 15:13 | Tsyklon-3 11K68 | Communication | in orbit | ||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| Communication | in orbit | ||||||
| 10 February 1989 16:55 | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Reconnaissance | 3 March 1989 |