Kosmos 2175

Kosmos 2175

Operator	VKS
Bus	Yantar-4K2
Mission type	Reconnaissance
Launch date	15:00 GMT, 21 January 1992
Carrier rocket	Soyuz-U
Launch site	Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Orbital decay	20 March 1992
Orbital elements
Regime	LEO
Inclination	67.1°
Apoapsis	347 kilometres (216 mi)
Periapsis	158 kilometres (98 mi)
Orbital period	89.6 minutes

Kosmos 2175 (Russian: Космос-2175 meaning Cosmos 2175) was a Russian Yantar-4K2 photo reconnaissance satellite. It was the first satellite to be launched by the Russian Federation, following the breakup of the Soviet Union. It was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket, flying from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, on 21 January 1992.^[1]

It was the 63rd Yantar-4K2 satellite. Yantar-4K2 spacecraft are also designated Kobal't. Kosmos 2175 was deorbited, and recovered after atmospheric re-entry, on 20 March 1992, following a successful mission. Prior to this, two capsules had been returned with imagery aboard.

References

1. ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica – Chronology – Quarter 1 1992