Mission type Early warning SATCAT no. 21847 Spacecraft type US-K | COSPAR ID 1992-003A Mission duration 4 years Launch date 24 January 1992 | |
Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) People also search for Kosmos 2217, Kosmos 2222 | ||
Kosmos 2176 (Russian: Космос 2176 meaning Cosmos 2176) was a Russian US-K early warning satellite which was launched in 1992 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.
Kosmos 2176 was launched from Site 43/3 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 01:18 UTC on 24 January 1992. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1992-003A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 21847.
It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on January 17, 2012.