Kosmos 2422

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2422 was launched on July 21, 2006 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 22, 2019).

COSPAR 2006-030ANORAD 29260Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2422
Common name: Kosmos 2422
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6068
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-23-902:RA
International designator: 2006-030A
NORAD catalog number: 29260
GCAT identifier: S29260
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/501

Mission

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

Launch

Date: July 21, 2006 · 04:20 UTC
Launch record: 2006-030Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 584 km
Apogee: 39,780 km
Inclination: 62.90°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 22, 2019
Last known active: June 2014
End of operations: September 2014

Size

Mass: 1,900 kg
Dry mass: 1,850 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 Q3397900 (CC0).