Kosmos 2155
| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| Operator | VKS |
| COSPAR ID | 1991-064A |
| SATCAT no. | 21702 |
| Mission duration | 9 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | US-KS (74Kh6)[1] |
| Manufacturer | Lavochkin[1] |
| Launch mass | 2,400 kilograms (5,300 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 September 1991, 17:51:00 UTC DM-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/23 |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 16 June 1992 [3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Instruments | |
| Optical telescope with 50 centimetres (20 in) aperture [1] Infrared sensor/s [1] Smaller telescopes[1] | |
Kosmos 2155 (
infrared sensors.[1]
Kosmos 2155 was launched from
international designator 1991-064A.[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 21702.[2][3]
It was operational for about 9 months.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "US-KS (74Kh6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ^ a b c d "Cosmos 2155". 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.