Kosmos 2422
Russian military satellite
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kosmos 2422 |
| mission_type | Early warning |
| COSPAR_ID | 2006-030A |
| SATCAT | 29260 |
| mission_duration | 4 years |
| spacecraft_type | US-K |
| launch_mass | 1900 kg |
| launch_date | UTC |
| launch_rocket | Molniya-M/2BL |
| launch_site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
| decay_date | UTC |
| orbit_reference | Geocentric |
| orbit_regime | Molniya |
| orbit_periapsis | 583 km |
| orbit_apoapsis | 39780 km |
| orbit_inclination | 62.9 degrees |
| orbit_period | 717.96 minutes |
| apsis | gee |
| programme | Oko (satellites) |
| previous_mission | Kosmos 2393 |
| next_mission | Kosmos 2430 |
| programme2 | Kosmos (satellites) |
| previous_mission2 | Kosmos 2421 |
| next_mission2 | Kosmos 2423 |
| :: |
| name = Kosmos 2422 | mission_type = Early warning | operator = | COSPAR_ID = 2006-030A | SATCAT = 29260 | mission_duration = 4 years
| spacecraft_type = US-K | manufacturer = | launch_mass = 1900 kg
| launch_date = UTC | launch_rocket = Molniya-M/2BL | launch_site = Plesetsk Cosmodrome | entered_service =
| disposal_type = | deactivated = | decay_date = UTC
| orbit_epoch = | orbit_reference = Geocentric | orbit_regime = Molniya | orbit_periapsis = 583 km | orbit_apoapsis = 39780 km | orbit_inclination = 62.9 degrees | orbit_period = 717.96 minutes | orbit_slot = | apsis = gee
| programme = Oko (satellites) | previous_mission = Kosmos 2393 | next_mission = Kosmos 2430 | programme2 = Kosmos (satellites) | previous_mission2 = Kosmos 2421 | next_mission2 = Kosmos 2423
Kosmos 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. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.
Kosmos 2422 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. 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. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2006-030A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 29260.
Kosmos 2422 decayed from orbit on 22 November 2019, at 22:15 UTC.
References
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