| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| Operator | VKS |
| COSPAR ID | 1991-010A |
| SATCAT № | 21111 |
| Mission duration |
5-7 years (estimate) 4 years (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 | 14 February 1991, 08:31:00 UTC[2][3] |
| Rocket | Proton-K/DM-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39[1] |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 9 November 1995 [3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Instruments | |
| Infrared telescope with 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) aperture [1] | |
Kosmos 2133 ([Космос 2133] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) meaning Cosmos 2133) is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1991 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes.[1]
Kosmos 2133 was launched from Site 200/39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 08:31 UTC on 14 February 1991.[2] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1991-010A.[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 21111.[2][3]
Kosmos 2133 was the first satellite in the US-KMO series and was operational for over 4 years.[1][3]
See also[]
- List of Kosmos satellites (2001–2250)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "US-KMO (71Kh6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-30. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/us-kmo.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Cosmos 2133". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-10. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1991-010A. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (pdf). pp. 21–60. Digital object identifier:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S&GS.pdf.
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