COSMOS 2228

NORAD 22286· COSPAR 1992-094A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO

Launch

Launched on Dec 25, 1992 from 32/2, Russia aboard a Tsiklon-3.

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Orbit class

LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)

Operator

Russia / Soviet Union (military)

Country

Russia

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Dec 25, 1992

Mass

—

Apogee

589 km

Perigee

566 km

Inclination

82.52°

Period

1.60 h

Part of the GLONASS constellation · this satellite is one of 761

Russian satellite navigation system. ~24 active sats in MEO at ~19,100 km.

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Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for COSMOS 2228 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-1.3 km

Rate

-0.01 km/day

Now

566 × 589 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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