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Kosmos 2282

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2282 was launched on July 6, 1994 aboard a Proton-K/DM-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1994-038ANORAD 23168Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2282
Common name
Kosmos 2282
Payload designation
Oko-1 No. 7123
Other names
US-KMO:P
International designator
1994-038A
NORAD catalog number
23168
GCAT identifier
S23168
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/277

Mission

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

Launch

Date
July 6, 1994 · 23:58 UTC
Launch record
1994-038Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,748 km
Apogee
35,820 km
Inclination
2.29°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
October 1995
End of operations
October 1995

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 Q3398014 (CC0).