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Kosmos 2155

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2155 was launched on September 13, 1991 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1991-064ANORAD 21702Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2155
Common name
Kosmos 2155
Payload designation
Oko-S No. 7422
Other names
US-KS:P,74Kh6 No. 190-55-117:RA
International designator
1991-064A
NORAD catalog number
21702
GCAT identifier
S21702
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/253

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
Oko-S
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus)
Oko

Launch

Date
September 13, 1991 · 17:51 UTC
Launch record
1991-064Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,763 km
Apogee
35,805 km
Inclination
1.26°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
June 1992
End of operations
June 1992

Size

Mass
1,250 kg
Dry mass
1,150 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2032466 (CC0).