Kosmos 2222

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2222 was launched on November 25, 1992 aboard a Molniya 8K78M-PVB from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 3, 2023).

COSPAR 1992-081ANORAD 22238Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2222
Common name: Kosmos 2222
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6051
Other names: 73D6 No. 190-28-557:RA
International designator: 1992-081A
NORAD catalog number: 22238
GCAT identifier: S22238
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: November 25, 1992 · 12:18 UTC
Launch record: 1992-081Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M-PVB
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 640 km
Apogee: 39,724 km
Inclination: 62.89°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 3, 2023
Last known active: 1993
End of operations: 1995

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 Q3397932 (CC0).