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Cosmos 2202

Cosmos 2202 was launched on July 13, 1992 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1992-042FNORAD 22039Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2202
Common name
Cosmos 2202
Payload designation
Gonets-D No. 12L
International designator
1992-042F
NORAD catalog number
22039
GCAT identifier
S22039
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/262

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Gonets-D
Owner
VVS
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-3

Launch

Date
July 13, 1992 · 17:41 UTC
Launch record
1992-042Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,409 km
Apogee
1,417 km
Inclination
82.59°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1993
End of operations
1995

Size

Mass
225 kg
Dry mass
225 kg
Length
1.6 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
7.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907603 (CC0).