Kosmos 2221
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Mission type | ELINT |
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COSPAR ID | 1992-080A |
SATCAT № | S22236 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Tselina-D [1] |
Launch mass | 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb)[2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 24 November 1992, 04:10[2] | UTC
Rocket | Tsyklon-3[1] |
Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Eccentricity | 0.00177 |
Perigee | 653 kilometres (406 mi) |
Apogee | 678 kilometres (421 mi) |
Inclination | 82.5 degrees |
Period | 97.8 minutes[2] |
Epoch | 25 November 1992, 00:00[2] | UTC
Kosmos 2221 (Russian: Космос 2221 meaning Cosmos 2221) is a Russian Tselina-D missile ELINT satellite which was launched in 1992.
Launch
Kosmos 2221 was launched from Site 32/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, which is about 500 miles north of Moscow.[3] A Tsyklon-3 carrier rocket was used to perform the launch, which took place at 04:10 UTC on 24 November 1992.[2] It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1992-080A.[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22236.[2]
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