NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1993-029A
Cosmos 2244 was a Russian naval reconnaisance satellite launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Tsyklon 2 rocket. This naval forces monitoring spacecraft was used to determine the position of enemy naval forces through detection and triangulation of their electrmagnetic emissions (radio, radar, etc).
Launch Date: 1993-04-28
Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon-2
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
Mass: 3150 kg
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