Kosmos 2224

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2224 was launched on December 17, 1992 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1992-088ANORAD 22269Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2224
Common name: Kosmos 2224
Payload designation: Oko-1 No. 7121
Other names: US-KMO:P
International designator: 1992-088A
NORAD catalog number: 22269
GCAT identifier: S22269
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/268

Mission

Mission type: Missile early warning
Use: Defense
Program: Oko-1
Owner: PVO
Country: Russia
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): Prognoz

Launch

Date: December 17, 1992 · 12:45 UTC
Launch record: 1992-088Success
Rocket: Proton-K/DM-2
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 35,972 km
Apogee: 36,070 km
Inclination: 2.23°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: June 1999
End of operations: June 1999

Size

Mass: 2,200 kg
Dry mass: 2,100 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 Q3398004 (CC0).