Kosmos 2217

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2217 was launched on October 21, 1992 aboard a Molniya 8K78M-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 6, 2010).

COSPAR 1992-069ANORAD 22189Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2217
Common name: Kosmos 2217
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6059
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-20-602:RA
International designator: 1992-069A
NORAD catalog number: 22189
GCAT identifier: S22189
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/262

Mission

Mission type: Missile early warning
Use: Defense
Program: Oko E
Owner: PVO
Country: Russia
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): Oko

Launch

Date: October 21, 1992 · 10:21 UTC
Launch record: 1992-069Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M-PVB
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 646 km
Apogee: 39,720 km
Inclination: 62.98°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 6, 2010
Last known active: 1993
End of operations: 1996

Size

Mass: 1,250 kg
Dry mass: 1,150 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3397854 (CC0).