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Entry no.
1993-0111
COSMOS 2240
COSMOS 2240 (NORAD 22592) landed on 7 June 1993, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
22592
International designator
1993-021A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
2 Apr 1993Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
7 Jun 1993UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months66 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
62.8°N to 62.8°SFinal inclination 62.8°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
VKS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-4K2
Programme
Kobal't
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 62.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 62.8°N and 62.8°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsCOSMOS 2240’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1993-021
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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