COSMOS 2249 (22650)

COSPAR: 1993-030E | Alt Name: Kosmos-2249

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Launch Details

Launch Date

May 11, 1993

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC32/1

Launch Vehicle

Tsiklon-3

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

22650

International Designator

1993-030E

Epoch

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Inclination

82.59°

Right Ascension

312.61°

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Argument of Perigee

256.31°

Period

114.00 min

Mean Motion

12.63 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2249

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2249

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

VKS

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 22650U 93030E   26185.12787419  .00000033  00000-0  12641-3 0  9994

2 22650  82.5878 312.6143 0006391 256.3117 276.5501 12.63187590528169

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Summary

COSMOS 2249, also known as Kosmos-2249, is a military communication satellite launched on May 11, 1993, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using the Tsiklon-3 launch vehicle. The spacecraft, manufactured by NPOPM and owned by VKS (Russian Air Force), has dimensions of 1.6 meters in length and 0.8 meters in diameter, with a span of 7 meters due to its antenna deployment. It carries the Strela-3 payload and operates using solar cells and batteries for power supply. The satellite has a dry mass of 225 kilograms and was launched at the same mass. Its shape is described as cylindrical with antennas attached, and it has a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 0.9964 square meters.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.6

Diameter

0.8

Span

Dry Mass

225

Launch Mass

225

Shape

Cyl + Ant

Radar Cross Section

0.9964

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Strela-3

Purpose

Military Communication

Mission

Military Communication

Manufacturer

NPOPM

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Strela-3

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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