Kosmos 2261

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2261 was launched on August 10, 1993 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 31, 2012).

COSPAR 1993-051ANORAD 22741Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2261
Common name: Kosmos 2261
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6062
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-11-702:RA
International designator: 1993-051A
NORAD catalog number: 22741
GCAT identifier: S22741
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/275

Mission

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

Launch

Date: August 10, 1993 · 14:53 UTC
Launch record: 1993-051Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 626 km
Apogee: 39,725 km
Inclination: 62.91°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: December 31, 2012
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 Q3397982 (CC0).