Kosmos 2241

Kosmos 2241
Mission type Early warning
COSPAR ID 1993-022A
SATCAT № 22594
Mission duration 4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type US-K [2]
Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date 6 April 1993, 19:07 UTC
Rocket Molniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Molniya [2]
Perigee 663 kilometres (412 mi)[4]
Apogee 39,690 kilometres (24,660 mi)[4]
Inclination 62.9 degrees[4]
Period 717.76 minutes[4]

Kosmos 2241 (Russian: Космос 2241 meaning Cosmos 2241) is a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1993 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]

Kosmos 2241 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.[5] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 19:07 UTC on 6 April 1993.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1993-051A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22594.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (pdf). Science and Global Security 10: 21–60. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Cosmos 2241". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

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