Kosmos 2422

Kosmos 2422
Mission typeEarly warning
COSPAR ID2006-030A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.29260
Mission duration4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeUS-K[2]
Launch mass1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date21 July 2006, 04:20 (2006-07-21UTC04:20Z) UTC
RocketMolniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Decay date22 November 2019, 22:15 (2019-11-22UTC22:16Z) UTC[citation needed]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMolniya [2]
Perigee altitude583 kilometres (362 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude39,780 kilometres (24,720 mi)[4]
Inclination62.9 degrees[4]
Period717.96 minutes[4]

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 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]

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