Kosmos 2209

Summary

Kosmos 2209 (Russian: Космос 2209 meaning Cosmos 2209) is a Russian US-KS missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1992 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[1]

Kosmos 2209
Mission typeEarly warning
OperatorVKS
COSPAR ID1992-059A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.22112
Mission duration4 years
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeUS-KS (74Kh6)[1]
ManufacturerLavochkin[1]
Launch mass2,400 kilograms (5,300 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date10 September 1992, 18:01:00 (1992-09-10UTC18:01Z) UTC[2]
RocketProton-K/DM-2
Launch siteBaikonur 81/23
End of mission
Deactivated16 November 1996 [3]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Instruments
Optical telescope with 50 centimetres (20 in) aperture [1]
Infrared sensor/s [1]
Smaller telescopes[1]
 

Kosmos 2209 was launched from Site 81/23 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.[1] A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 18:01 UTC on 10 September 1992.[2][3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1992-059A.[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22112.[2][3]

It was operational for about 4 years.[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "US-KS (74Kh6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cosmos 2209". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  3. ^ a b c d Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10 (1): 21–60. Bibcode:2002S&GS...10...21P. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.692.6127. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. S2CID 122901563. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-15.