Mission type Early warning SATCAT no. 23194 Spacecraft type US-K | COSPAR ID 1994-048A Mission duration 4 years Launch date 5 August 1994 | |
Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) People also search for Kosmos 2282, Kosmos 1223 | ||
Kosmos 2286 (Russian: Космос 2286 meaning Cosmos 2286) is a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1994 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.
Kosmos 2286 was launched from Site 16/2 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 01:12 UTC on 5 August 1994. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1994-048A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 23194.
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