COSMOS 2242

Launch Details
Launched 15 April 1993
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Category Assorted bright
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 22626
COSPAR ID 1993-024A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 82.519°
Eccentricity 0.00185
RA ascending node 9.879 hr
Argument perigee 76.871°
Mean anomaly 283.457°
Orbital period 96.307 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Jun 2025, 21:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 576.0 km
Mean Altitude 588.9 km
Peak Altitude 601.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

SL-14 R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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