COSMOS 2242

22626
Spacetrack Directory Number
1993-04-16
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 2242

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 2242
Orbit launches 1993-04-16
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Categories
Perigee 590 km
Apogee 618 km

Additional information COSMOS 2242

COSMOS 2242, 22626 is a payload satellite owned by GRU (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 16 Apr 1993 UTC via a TSIKLON-3 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite COSMOS 2242 Date of exalting 16.04.1993y.


Update time: 2026-06-01 10:10:34
COSMOS 2242 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1993-04-16