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COSMOS 2234 [GLONASS]

NonoperationalNavigationMEO

Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).

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Launch

Launch date
February 17, 1993 at 08:09 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton K/DM-2 →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Uragan 51 to 53
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
19,185 km
Periapsis
19,074 km
Inclination
64.9°
Orbital period
675.73 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1993-010A
NORAD catalog №
22512
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
2.189 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational