NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Cosmos 2285

Launch Time
Tue Aug 02, 1994 20:00 UTC

Rocket

Cosmos-3M
Image Credit: OKB-586
VKS RF
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 1,486 kN
Payload to LEO: 1,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 32.42 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.44 m
Fairing Height: 5.72 m

Mission Details

Cosmos 2285

The satellite Cosmos 2285 was an experimental earth observation satellite. It was reportedly a prototype for the planned Obzor series of earth observation satellites, which was eventually not developed.

Cosmos 2285 reportedly carried a multispectral camera with a resolution of 75 meters.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 900.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Stats

1994

48th orbital launch attempt

Cosmos-3

437th mission
3rd mission of 1994
410th successful mission
19th consecutive successful mission