Kosmos 2222

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Kosmos 2222
Mission type
Early warning
COSPAR ID1992-081A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.22238
Mission duration4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeUS-K[2]
Launch mass1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date25 November 1992, 12:18 (1992-11-25UTC12:18Z) UTC
RocketMolniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Decay date3 May 2023, 03:58 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMolniya [2]
Perigee altitude639 kilometres (397 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude39,724 kilometres (24,683 mi)[4]
Inclination62.8 degrees[4]
Period717.96 minutes[4]
 

Kosmos 2222 (

infrared sensors.[2]

Kosmos 2222 was launched from

The satellite became inactive in 1995, and reentered the Earth's atmosphere on 3 May 2023 at 03:58 UTC.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Cosmos 2222". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  4. ^ a b c d McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  6. ^ McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (May 3, 2023). "The Russian early warning satellite Oko 73D6-6051, codename Kosmos-2222, reentered south of New Zealand at 0358 UTC May 3 after 30.4 years in space. It operated from 1992 to about 1995 and has been space junk since then" (Tweet) – via Twitter.