Kosmos 2221

Kosmos 2221
Mission type ELINT
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 (1992-11-24UTC04:10Z) UTC[2]
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 (1992-11-25Z) UTC[2]

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tselina-D (11F619, Ikar)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Cosmos 2221". National Space Science Data Centre. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
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