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Cosmos 2188

Cosmos 2188 was launched on June 3, 1992 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2188
Common name
Cosmos 2188
Payload designation
Strela-1M Blok 46 No. 2
International designator
1992-030B
NORAD catalog number
21977
GCAT identifier
S21977
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/262

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-1M
Owner
VVS
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-1 11F625

Launch

Date
June 3, 1992 · 00:50 UTC
Launch record
1992-030Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,388 km
Apogee
1,478 km
Inclination
74.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1994
End of operations
1994

Size

Mass
60 kg
Dry mass
60 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566786 (CC0).