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Kosmos 2241

Russian military early warning satellite

Field	Value
name	Kosmos 2241
mission_type	Early warning
COSPAR_ID	1993-022A
SATCAT	22594
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	8 March 2022
orbit_reference	Geocentric
orbit_regime	Molniya
orbit_periapsis	663 km
orbit_apoapsis	39690 km
orbit_inclination	62.9 degrees
orbit_period	717.76 minutes
apsis	gee

Kosmos 2241 ( meaning Cosmos 2241) was a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite launched in 1993 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite was designed to detect missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

Kosmos 2241 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used for the launch, which took place at 19:07 UTC on 6 April 1993. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1993-051A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22594.

On 8 March 2022, Kosmos 2241 decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.

References

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References

(8 March 2022). "COSMOS 2241". N2YO.com.
(2012-04-20). "Cosmos 2241". National Space Science Data Centre.
(2012-03-08). "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page.

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