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Cosmos 2260

Cosmos 2260 was launched on July 22, 1993 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Aug 5, 1993).

COSPAR 1993-047ANORAD 22721Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2260
Common name
Cosmos 2260
Payload designation
Oblik No. 831
Other names
Resurs-T,Zenit-8 No. 101L:P,17F116 No. 780-12-831:RA
International designator
1993-047A
NORAD catalog number
22721
GCAT identifier
S22721
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/275

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Oblik
Owner
Priroda
Country
Russia
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Oblik

Launch

Date
July 22, 1993 · 08:45 UTC
Launch record
1993-047Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
240 km
Apogee
296 km
Inclination
82.29°
Status
Landed
Status date
August 5, 1993
Last known active
Aug 5, 1993
End of operations
Aug 5, 1993

Size

Mass
2,655 kg
Dry mass
2,655 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,300 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566797 (CC0).