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Cosmos 2226

Cosmos 2226 was launched on December 22, 1992 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1992-092ANORAD 22282Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2226
Common name
Cosmos 2226
Payload designation
Musson No. 23L
Other names
Geo-IK No. 23L:P,11F666 No. 794-69-3-23:RA
International designator
1992-092A
NORAD catalog number
22282
GCAT identifier
S22282
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/268

Mission

Mission type
Geodesy
Use
Defense
Program
Musson
Owner
VTS VS Rossii
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F666

Launch

Date
December 22, 1992 · 12:36 UTC
Launch record
1992-092Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,478 km
Apogee
1,525 km
Inclination
73.62°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
July 1993
End of operations
July 1993

Size

Mass
1,536 kg
Dry mass
1,536 kg
Length
5.8 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
17.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753670 (CC0).