Cosmos 2312

Russia

Launch data:

Designation	23584 / 95026A
Launch date	24 May 1995 at 20:10 UT
Launch site	Plesetsk
Launch vehicle	Molniya-M/Blok-2BL
Mission	Military: Early warning
Satellite type	Oko (#76)
Perigee/Apogee	614/40166 km
Inclination	62.8°
Period	709 min

Specifications:

Prime contractor	NPO Lavotchkin
Platform
Mass at launch	2300 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Stabilization
DC power	2800 W
Design lifetime	5 years?

Equipped with an infrared telescope

End of live:

Re-entered date:	13 Sep 2013
Lifetime:

Description:

Cosmos 2312 was a Russian missile early warning satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Molniya rocket. It was part of the Oko constellation of satellites and covered the planes 2/3 - 332 degree longitude of ascending node.

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