Mission type Early warning SATCAT no. 22594 | COSPAR ID 1993-022A Mission duration 4 years Launch date 6 April 1993 | |
Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) People also search for Kosmos 2232, Kosmos 2261 | ||
Kosmos 2241 (Russian: Космос 2241 meaning Cosmos 2241) is a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1993 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.
Kosmos 2241 was launched from Site 43/4 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 19:07 UTC on 6 April 1993. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1993-051A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22594.
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