Kosmos 2209

Kosmos 2209

Mission type	Early warning
Operator	VKS
COSPAR ID	1992-059A
SATCAT no.	22112
Mission duration	4 years
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	US-KS (74Kh6)[1]
Manufacturer	Lavochkin[1]
Launch mass	2,400 kilograms (5,300 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	10 September 1992, 18:01:00 (1992-09-10UTC18:01Z) UTC[2]
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2
Launch site	Baikonur 81/23
End of mission
Deactivated	16 November 1996 [3]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Instruments
Optical telescope with 50 centimetres (20 in) aperture [1] Infrared sensor/s [1] Smaller telescopes[1]

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.^[1]

Kosmos 2209 was launched from Site 81/23 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.^[1] 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.^[2][3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1992-059A.^[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22112.^[2][3]

It was operational for about 4 years.^[3]

See also

• List of Kosmos satellites (2001–2250)

References