| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| Operator | VKS |
| COSPAR ID | 1994-038A |
| SATCAT no. | 23168 |
| Mission duration | 5-7 years (estimate) 17 months (actual) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | US-KMO (71Kh6)[1] |
| Manufacturer | Lavochkin[1] |
| Launch mass | 2,600 kilograms (5,700 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 July 1994, 23:58:00 UTC[2][3] |
| Rocket | Proton-K/DM-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 81/23[1] |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 29 December 1995 [3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Instruments | |
| Infrared telescope with 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) aperture [1] | |
Kosmos 2282 (Russian: Космос 2282 meaning Cosmos 2282) is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1994 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes.[1]
Kosmos 2282 was launched from Site 81/23 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 23:58 UTC on 6 July 1994.[2] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1994-038A.[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 23168.[2][3]
This satellite only worked for 17 months before failing.[1][3]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "US-KMO (71Kh6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ^ a b c d "Cosmos 2282". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ^ 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.
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