Kosmos 2232

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2232 was launched on January 26, 1993 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1993-006ANORAD 22321Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2232
Common name: Kosmos 2232
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6063
Other names: 73D6 No. 190-21-703:RA
International designator: 1993-006A
NORAD catalog number: 22321
GCAT identifier: S22321
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/268

Mission

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

Launch

Date: January 26, 1993 · 15:55 UTC
Launch record: 1993-006Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 614 km
Apogee: 39,734 km
Inclination: 62.76°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: 1994
End of operations: 1997

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 Q3397862 (CC0).