Kosmos 2232

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Kosmos 2232
Mission type
Early warning
COSPAR ID1993-006A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.22321
Mission duration4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeUS-K[2]
Launch mass1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date26 January 1993, 15:55 (1993-01-26UTC15:55Z) UTC
RocketMolniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMolniya [2]
Perigee altitude614 kilometres (382 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude39,734 kilometres (24,690 mi)[4]
Inclination62.7 degrees[4]
Period717.64 minutes[4]
 

Kosmos 2232 (

infrared sensors.[2]

Kosmos 2232 was launched from

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 2232". 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.