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Cosmos 2265

Cosmos 2265 was launched on October 26, 1993 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 11, 2003).

COSPAR 1993-067ANORAD 22875Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2265
Common name
Cosmos 2265
Payload designation
Taifun-1B No. 14L
Other names
17F31 No. 450-95-614:RA
International designator
1993-067A
NORAD catalog number
22875
GCAT identifier
S22875
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/275

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Yug
Owner
PVO
Country
Russia
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Taifun-1B

Launch

Date
October 26, 1993 · 13:00 UTC
Launch record
1993-067Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
291 km
Apogee
1,568 km
Inclination
82.94°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
August 11, 2003
Last known active
1995
End of operations
1995

Size

Mass
750 kg
Dry mass
750 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753688 (CC0).