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Kosmos 2176

1992 Russian missile detection satellite

Field	Value
name	Kosmos 2176
mission_type	Early warning
COSPAR_ID	1992-003A
SATCAT	21847
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
orbit_reference	Geocentric
orbit_regime	Molniya
orbit_periapsis	632 km
orbit_apoapsis	39725 km
orbit_inclination	62.9 degrees
orbit_period	717.84 min
apsis	gee

Kosmos 2176 ( meaning Cosmos 2176) was a Russian US-K early warning satellite which was launched in 1992 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

Kosmos 2176 was launched from Site 43/3 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 01:18 UTC on 24 January 1992. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1992-003A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 21847.

It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on January 17, 2012.

References

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References

McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page.
(2012-04-10). "Cosmos 2176". National Space Science Data Centre.
[https://books.google.com/books?id=0bpTAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Cosmos+2176%22 Andrew Wilson - '''Jane's space directory 1993 - 94''' - Page 10]
(n.d.). "REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING - Cosmos 2176".
(2012-03-08). "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page.

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