Kosmos 2133
Mission type | Early warning |
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Operator | VKS |
COSPAR ID | 1991-010A |
SATCAT no. | 21111 |
Mission duration | 5-7 years (estimate) 4 years (actual) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | US-KMO (71Kh6)[1] |
Manufacturer | Lavochkin[1] |
Launch mass | 2,600 kilograms (5,700 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 14 February 1991, 08:31:00 DM-2 | UTC
Launch site | Baikonur 200/39[1] |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | 9 November 1995 [3] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Instruments | |
Infrared telescope with 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) aperture [1] | |
Kosmos 2133 (
early warning satellite which was launched in 1991 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes.[1]
Kosmos 2133 was launched from
international designator 1991-010A.[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 21111.[2][3]
Kosmos 2133 was the first satellite in the US-KMO series and was operational for over 4 years.[1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "US-KMO (71Kh6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ^ a b c d "Cosmos 2133". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ^ a b c d
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.