| Operator | VKS |
|---|---|
| Bus | Yantar-4K2 |
| Mission type | Reconnaissance |
| Launch date | 15:00 GMT, 21 January 1992 |
| Carrier rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
| Orbital decay | 20 March 1992 |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | LEO |
| Inclination | 67.1° |
| Apoapsis | 347 kilometres (216 mi) |
| Periapsis | 158 kilometres (98 mi) |
| Orbital period | 89.6 minutes |
Kosmos 2175 (Russian: Космос-2175 meaning Cosmos 2175) was a Russian Yantar-4K2 photo reconnaissance satellite. It was the first satellite to be launched by the Russian Federation, following the breakup of the Soviet Union. It was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket, flying from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, on 21 January 1992.[1]
It was the 63rd Yantar-4K2 satellite. Yantar-4K2 spacecraft are also designated Kobal't. Kosmos 2175 was deorbited, and recovered after atmospheric re-entry, on 20 March 1992, following a successful mission. Prior to this, two capsules had been returned with imagery aboard.