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Kosmos 1894 ([Космос 1894] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) meaning Cosmos 1894) is a Soviet US-KS missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1987 as part of the Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[1]
Kosmos 2155 was launched from Site 200/40atBaikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR.[1]AProton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 15:15 UTC on 28 October 1987 [2][3]. The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1987-091A [2]. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 18443 [2][3].
It was operational for about 2 years [3].
