Kosmos 2175

Russian Yantar-4K2 photo reconnaissance satellite. Kosmos 2175 was launched on January 21, 1992 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Mar 20, 1992).

COSPAR 1992-001ANORAD 21844Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2175
Common name: Kosmos 2175
Payload designation: Kobal't No. 534
Other names: Yantar'-4K2 No. 60L:P,11F695 No. 649-97-534:RA
International designator: 1992-001A
NORAD catalog number: 21844
GCAT identifier: S21844
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/253

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: Kobal't
Owner: VVS
Country: Russia
Builder: Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus): Yantar'-4K2

Launch

Date: January 21, 1992 · 15:00 UTC
Launch record: 1992-001Success
Rocket: Soyuz-U
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 183 km
Apogee: 326 km
Inclination: 67.13°
Status: Landed
Status date: March 20, 1992
Last known active: Mar 20, 1992
End of operations: Mar 20, 1992

Size

Mass: 2,886 kg
Dry mass: 2,886 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6,600 kg
Length: 6.3 m
Diameter: 2.70 m
Span: 6.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2606901 (CC0).