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Kosmos 2221

Russian satellite. Kosmos 2221 was launched on November 24, 1992 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1992-080ANORAD 22236Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2221
Common name
Kosmos 2221
Payload designation
Ikar No. 68L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 68L:P,11F619 No. 510-19-268:RA
International designator
1992-080A
NORAD catalog number
22236
GCAT identifier
S22236
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/262

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-D
Owner
GRU
Country
Russia
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-D

Launch

Date
November 24, 1992 · 04:09 UTC
Launch record
1992-080Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/2?

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
635 km
Apogee
664 km
Inclination
82.51°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1994
End of operations
1994

Size

Mass
1,750 kg
Dry mass
1,750 kg
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
13.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753668 (CC0).