COSMOS 2238 (22585)

COSPAR: 1993-018A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2238

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

March 30, 1993

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC90/20

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

22585

International Designator

1993-018A

Decay Date

12/8/1994

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2238

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2238

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

VMFR

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 2238, also known as Kosmos-2238, is an ocean surveillance satellite passively monitoring oceans on behalf of VMFR (Russian Navy). Launched on March 30, 1993, from the TYMSC launch site using a Tsiklon-2 launch vehicle, this spacecraft has dimensions of 10 meters in length, 1.3 meters in diameter, and spans 17 meters with its deployed components. The satellite carries the payload US-PM No. 13L and was manufactured by ARSL/KOMET. It weighs 3300 kg at launch and 3000 kg dry mass, powered by two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. Its shape consists of a cylinder with two panels, and it has an RCS (Radiometric Cross Section) value of 22.0662.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

1.3

Span

Dry Mass

3000

Launch Mass

3300

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

22.0662

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

US-PM No. 13L

Purpose

Ocean surveillance, passive

Mission

Ocean surveillance, passive

Manufacturer

ARSL/KOMET

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

US-P

Configuration

US-Bus

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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