Kosmos 2209 Explained

Kosmos 2209
Mission Type:Early warning
Operator:VKS
Cospar Id:1992-059A
Satcat:22112
Mission Duration:4 years
Spacecraft Type:US-KS (74Kh6)
Manufacturer:Lavochkin
Launch Date: UTC
Launch Rocket:Proton-K/DM-2
Launch Site:Baikonur 81/23
Deactivated:16 November 1996
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Geostationary
Apsis:gee
Instruments:Optical telescope with aperture
Infrared sensor/s
Smaller telescopes

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.

Kosmos 2209 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 18:01 UTC on 10 September 1992. The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1992-059A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22112.

It was operational for about 4 years.

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References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cosmos 2209. National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-10. 2012-04-19.
  2. Web site: US-KS (74Kh6). Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-30. 2012-04-19.
  3. Pavel . Podvig . 2002 . History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System . Science and Global Security . 10 . 1 . 21–60 . 0892-9882 . 10.1080/08929880212328 . 2002S&GS...10...21P . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315024323/http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S%26GS.pdf . 2012-03-15 . 10.1.1.692.6127 . 122901563 .