Kosmos 2224 (Russian: Космос 2224 meaning Cosmos 2224) is a Russian US-KMO 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 infrared telescopes.[1]
Mission type | Early warning |
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Operator | VKS |
COSPAR ID | 1992-088A |
SATCAT no. | 22269 |
Mission duration | 5-7 years (estimate) 77 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 | 17 December 1992, 12:45:00 (1992-12-17UTC12:45Z) UTC[2][3] |
Rocket | Proton-K/DM-2 |
Launch site | Baikonur 200/39[1] |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | 17 June 1999[3] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Instruments | |
Infrared telescope with 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) aperture [1] | |
Kosmos 2224 was launched from Site 200/39 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 12:45 UTC on 17 December 1992.[2] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1992-088A.[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22269.[2][3]
It was operational for 77 months, which was the longest of the US-KMO series until Kosmos 2379.[1][3]
← 1991 · Orbital launches in 1992 · 1993 → | |
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Kosmos 2175 | STS-42 | Kosmos 2176 | Progress M-11 | Kosmos 2177 · Kosmos 2178 · Kosmos 2179 | Unnamed | USA-78 | Fuyo 1 | Kosmos 2180 | USA-79 | Superbird B1 · Arabsat 1C | Molniya 1-83 | Kosmos 2181 | Galaxy 5 | Soyuz TM-14 | STS-45 | Kosmos 2182 | Gorizont No.36L | Kosmos 2183 | USA-80 | Kosmos 2184 | Telecom 2B · Inmarsat-2 F4 | Progress M-12 | USA-81 | Resurs-F2 No.8 | Kosmos 2185 | STS-49 | Palapa B4 | SROSS-C | Kosmos 2186 | Kosmos 2187 · Kosmos 2188 · Kosmos 2189 · Kosmos 2190 · Kosmos 2191 · Kosmos 2192 · Kosmos 2193 · Kosmos 2194 | EUVE | Intelsat K | Resurs-F1 No.55 | STS-50 | Progress M-13 | Kosmos 2195 | USA-82 | SAMPEX | USA-83 | Kosmos 2196 | INSAT-2A · Eutelsat-2 F4 | Kosmos 2197 · Kosmos 2198 · Kosmos 2199 · Kosmos 2200 · Kosmos 2201 · Kosmos 2202 | Gorizont No.37L | Geotail · DUVE | Kosmos 2203 | Soyuz TM-15 | Kosmos 2204 · Kosmos 2205 · Kosmos 2206 | Kosmos 2207 | STS-46 (EURECA · TSS-1) | Molniya 1-84 | FSW-13 | TOPEX/Poseidon · Uribyol 1 · S80/T | Kosmos 2208 | Optus B1 | Progress M-14 | Resurs-F1 No.54 · Pion-Germes 1 · Pion-Germes 2 | Galaxy 1R | Satcom C4 | USA-84 | Kosmos 2209 | Hispasat 1A · Satcom C3 | STS-47 | Kosmos 2210 | Mars Observer | FSW-14 · Freja | Foton No.8L | DFS-Kopernikus 3 | Molniya-3 No.50 | Kosmos 2211 · Kosmos 2212 · Kosmos 2213 · Kosmos 2214 · Kosmos 2215 · Kosmos 2216 | Kosmos 2217 | STS-52 (LAGEOS-2 · CTA) | Progress M-15 (Znamya-2) | Galaxy 7 | Kosmos 2218 | Ekran-M No.15L | Resurs 500 | Kosmos 2219 | Kosmos 2220 | MSTI-1 | USA-85 | Kosmos 2221 | Kosmos 2222 | Gorizont No.38L | USA-86 | Superbird A1 | Molniya-3 No.56 | STS-53 (USA-89 · ODERACS) | Kosmos 2223 | Kosmos 2224 | USA-87 | Optus B2 | Kosmos 2226 | Kosmos 2225 | Kosmos 2227 | Kosmos 2228 | Kosmos 2229 | |
Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Crewed flights are indicated in underline. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in brackets. |