Kosmos 2312

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2312 was launched on May 24, 1995 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 23, 2013).

COSPAR 1995-026ANORAD 23584Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2312
Common name: Kosmos 2312
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6058
Other names: 73D6 No. 782-10-601:RA
International designator: 1995-026A
NORAD catalog number: 23584
GCAT identifier: S23584
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/289

Mission

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

Launch

Date: May 24, 1995 · 20:10 UTC
Launch record: 1995-026Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 653 km
Apogee: 39,708 km
Inclination: 62.91°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 23, 2013
Last known active: September 1997
End of operations: September 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 Q3397833 (CC0).