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Cosmos 2281

Cosmos 2281 was launched on June 7, 1994 aboard a Soyuz-U-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 29, 1994).

COSPAR 1994-032ANORAD 23119Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2281
Common name
Cosmos 2281
Payload designation
Oblik No. 832 (Priroda)
Other names
Zenit-8 No. 102L:P,17F116 No. 760-32-832:RA
International designator
1994-032A
NORAD catalog number
23119
GCAT identifier
S23119
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/277

Mission

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

Launch

Date
June 7, 1994 · 07:20 UTC
Launch record
1994-032Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
236 km
Apogee
293 km
Inclination
82.58°
Status
Landed
Status date
June 29, 1994
Last known active
Jun 29, 1994
End of operations
Jun 29, 1994

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 Q11668047 (CC0).