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Cosmos 2216

Cosmos 2216 was launched on October 20, 1992 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1992-068FNORAD 22187Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2216
Common name
Cosmos 2216
Payload designation
Strela-3
Other names
Strela-3 [No. 80]:JP
International designator
1992-068F
NORAD catalog number
22187
GCAT identifier
S22187
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/262

Mission

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

Launch

Date
October 20, 1992 · 12:58 UTC
Launch record
1992-068Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,411 km
Apogee
1,415 km
Inclination
82.60°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1995
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 Q13566790 (CC0).