NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1993-047A
Cosmos 2260, a CIS natural resources satellite, was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. It provided photography of the earth's surface for the purpose of the natural resource mapping and area monitoring on behalf of various branches of the Russian ecomony and in the interest of international cooperation.
Launch Date: 1993-07-22
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U
Launch Site: Plesetsk, Russia
Mass: 6300 kg
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