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Kosmos 2422 (Russian: Космос 2422 meaning Cosmos 2422) was a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2006 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme.[5] The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]
Mission type | Early warning |
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COSPAR ID | 2006-030A |
SATCAT no. | 29260 |
Mission duration | 4 years [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | US-K[2] |
Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 July 2006, 04:20 UTC |
Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 22 November 2019, 22:15 UTC[citation needed] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Molniya [2] |
Perigee altitude | 583 kilometres (362 mi)[4] |
Apogee altitude | 39,780 kilometres (24,720 mi)[4] |
Inclination | 62.9 degrees[4] |
Period | 717.96 minutes[4] |
Kosmos 2422 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.[6] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 04:20 UTC on 21 July 2006.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2006-030A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 29260.[3]
Kosmos 2422 decayed from orbit on 22 November 2019, at 22:15 UTC.[citation needed]
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