Kosmos 2422

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]

Kosmos 2422

Mission type	Early warning
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 (2006-07-21UTC04:20Z) UTC
Rocket	Molniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch site	Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Decay date	22 November 2019, 22:15 (2019-11-22UTC22:16Z) 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]
Oko (satellites) ← Kosmos 2393 Kosmos 2430 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 2421 Kosmos 2423 →

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]}

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of R-7 launches (2005–2009)
• 2006 in spaceflight
• List of Oko satellites