COSMOS 2242

NORAD 22626· COSPAR 1993-024A· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO

Launch

Launched on Apr 16, 1993 from 32/1, 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

Apr 16, 1993

Mass

—

Apogee

592 km

Perigee

568 km

Inclination

82.52°

Period

1.60 h

Part of the GLONASS constellation · this satellite is one of 758

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

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Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for COSMOS 2242 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.9 km

Rate

-0.01 km/day

Now

568 × 592 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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