Mission type ELINT SATCAT no. S22236 Reference system Geocentric Inclination 82.5° Period 1.6 hours Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome | COSPAR ID 1992-080A Spacecraft type Tselina-D Launch date 24 November 1992 Inclination 82.5° Rocket Tsyklon-3 | |
Launch mass 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb) Similar INSAT‑2DT, Freja, Gorizont, Kitsat‑1, European Retrievab | ||
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. A Tsyklon-3 carrier rocket was used to perform the launch, which took place at 04:10 UTC on 24 November 1992. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1992-080A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22236.
References
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