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Cosmos 2237

Cosmos 2237 was launched on March 26, 1993 aboard a Zenit-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1993-016ANORAD 22565Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2237
Common name
Cosmos 2237
Payload designation
Tselina-2
Other names
11F644 No. 501-79-205:RA
International designator
1993-016A
NORAD catalog number
22565
GCAT identifier
S22565
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/268

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-2 A
Owner
GRU
Country
Russia
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-2

Launch

Date
March 26, 1993 · 02:21 UTC
Launch record
1993-016Success
Rocket
Zenit-2
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC45/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
848 km
Apogee
853 km
Inclination
71.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1994
End of operations
1998

Size

Mass
3,250 kg
Dry mass
3,250 kg
Length
4.5 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
22.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907612 (CC0).