Cosmos 2281

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General

Designation	23119 / 94032A
Launch date	7 Jun 1994 at 07:20 UT
Country of origin	CIS
Mission	Military: reconnaissance (Vostok/Zenit or Oblik; 4th generation)
Perigee/Apogee	192/265 km
Inclination	82.6°
Period	88.7 min
Launch vehicle	Soyuz
Launch site	Plesetsk

The number 2281 had earlier been assigned to an identical spacecraft that was launched on May 26 but failed to attain orbit.

This flight could be similar to Cosmos 2207 in 1992. The first Vostok based spy satellites were the Zenit 2 series. The first one to reach orbit, in 1962, was given the code name Cosmos 0004. The Zenit derived spy satellites have now been almost entirely phased out in favour of a newer bus called Yantar'.

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End of life

Decay

29 Jun 1994

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