| Kosmos 2175 | |
| Mission Type: | Reconnaissance |
| Operator: | VKS |
| Spacecraft Type: | Yantar-4K2 |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Site: | Plesetsk Cosmodrome 43/3 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 20 January 1992, 19:00:00 UTC[1] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Eccentricity: | 0.01502 |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 158km (98miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 347km (216miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 67.1 degrees |
| Orbit Period: | 89.6 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
Kosmos 2175 (Russian: link=no|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.[2]
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.