Mission type | Early warning |
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Operator | VKS |
COSPAR ID | 1991-010A |
SATCAT no. | 21111 |
Mission duration | 5-7 years (estimate) 4 years (actual) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | US-KMO (71Kh6) [1] |
Manufacturer | Lavochkin [1] |
Launch mass | 2,600 kilograms (5,700 lb) [1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 14 February 1991, 08:31:00[2] [3] | UTC
Rocket | Proton-K/ DM-2 |
Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 [1] |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | 9 November 1995 [3] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Instruments | |
Infrared telescope with 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) aperture [1] | |
Kosmos 2133 ( Russian: Космос 2133 meaning Cosmos 2133) is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1991 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes. [1]
Kosmos 2133 was launched from Site 200/39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 08:31 UTC on 14 February 1991. [2] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1991-010A. [2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 21111. [2] [3]
Kosmos 2133 was the first satellite in the US-KMO series and was operational for over 4 years. [1] [3]