| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| Operator | VKS |
| COSPAR ID | 1992-088A  |
| SATCAT no. | 22269 |
| Mission duration | 5-7 years (estimate) 77 months (actual) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | US-KMO (71Kh6)[1] |
| Manufacturer | Lavochkin[1] |
| Launch mass | 2,600 kilograms (5,700 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 December 1992, 12:45:00 (1992-12-17UTC12:45Z) UTC[2][3] |
| Rocket | Proton-K/DM-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39[1] |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 17 June 1999[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Instruments | |
| Infrared telescope with 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) aperture [1] | |
Kosmos 2224 (Russian: Космос 2224 meaning Cosmos 2224) is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1992 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes.[1]
Kosmos 2224 was launched from Site 200/39atBaikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 12:45 UTC on 17 December 1992.[2] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1992-088A.[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22269.[2][3]
It was operational for 77 months, which was the longest of the US-KMO series until Kosmos 2379.[1][3]
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