Kosmos 2105
Appearance
Mission type | Early warning |
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COSPAR ID | 1990-099A |
SATCAT no. | 20941 |
Mission duration | 4 years [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | US-K[2] |
Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 20 November 1990, 02:33 | UTC
Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 21 January 2008[4] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Molniya [2] |
Perigee altitude | 594 kilometres (369 mi)[4] |
Apogee altitude | 39,751 kilometres (24,700 mi)[4] |
Inclination | 63.2 degrees[4] |
Period | 717.60 minutes[4] |
Kosmos 2105 (
infrared sensors.[2]
Kosmos 2105 was launched from
international designator 1990-099A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 20941.[3]
It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 21 January 2008.[4]
See also
- List of Kosmos satellites (2001–2250)
- List of R-7 launches (1990–1994)
- 1990 in spaceflight
- List of Oko satellites
References
- ^
Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10 (1): 21–60. S2CID 122901563. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-03-15.
- ^ a b c d e "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ a b c d e "Cosmos 2105". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ a b c d e f McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.