Kosmos 2282

Kosmos 2282 (Russian: Космос 2282 meaning Cosmos 2282) is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1994 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes.^[1]

Kosmos 2282

Mission type	Early warning
Operator	VKS
COSPAR ID	1994-038A
SATCAT no.	23168
Mission duration	5-7 years (estimate) 17 months (actual)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	US-KMO (71Kh6)[1]
Manufacturer	Lavochkin[1]
Launch mass	2,600 kilograms (5,700 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	6 July 1994, 23:58:00 (1994-07-06UTC23:58Z) UTC[2][3]
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2
Launch site	Baikonur 81/23[1]
End of mission
Deactivated	29 December 1995 [3]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Instruments
Infrared telescope with 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) aperture [1]

Kosmos 2282 was launched from Site 81/23 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 23:58 UTC on 6 July 1994.^[2] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1994-038A.^[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 23168.^[2][3]

This satellite only worked for 17 months before failing.^[1][3]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)