COSMOS 2201 (22038)

COSPAR: 1992-042E | Alt Name: Kosmos-2201

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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 13, 1992

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

22038

International Designator

1992-042E

Epoch

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Inclination

82.59°

Right Ascension

249.69°

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Argument of Perigee

280.19°

Period

114.12 min

Mean Motion

12.62 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2201

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2201

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

VVSR

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 22038U 92042E   26185.10057223  .00000030  00000-0  11240-3 0  9998

2 22038  82.5892 249.6881 0007578 280.1876  99.2631 12.61787715564435

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Summary

The COSMOS 2201 satellite, also known as Kosmos-2201, was launched on July 13, 1992, from the PLMSC launch site using a Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. Manufactured by NPOPM and owned by VVSR, it serves a communication and store-dump mission with the payload Gonets-D No. 11L. The satellite's dimensions are 1.6 meters in length, 0.8 meters in diameter, and has a span of 7 meters. It has a dry mass of 225 kilograms and the same launch mass. Powered by solar cells and batteries, it is shaped as a cylinder with antennas (Cyl + Ant) and has an RCS value of 1.0663. Its operational lifetime was approximately 1.5 years.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

1.0663

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Gonets-D No. 11L

Purpose

Communication, Store-Dump

Mission

Communication, Store-Dump

Manufacturer

NPOPM

Life Expectancy

1.5 years

Bus

Strela-3

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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