Beschrijving

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Kosmos 2209 is a Russian US-KS 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 optical telescopes and infrared sensors. Kosmos 2209 was launched from Site 81/23 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 18:01 UTC on 10 September 1992. The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit.