Cosmos 2284

CIS

Launch data:

Designation	23187 / 94044A
Launch date	29 Jul 1994 at 09:29 UT
Launch site	B
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-U
Mission	Military: reconnaissance
Satellite type	Yantar-1KFT #17, Kometa #17
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee	206/296 km
Inclination	70.4°
Period	89.2 min

It is presumably the 17th in the 'Kometa' series of topographic mapping satellites, based on the Yantar' spy satellite design. Kometa satellite imagery would be commercially distributed by AO Sovinformsputnik.
The last Kometa satellite, Kosmos-2243, was damaged during launch in Apr 1993. Typical mission length is 44 days. The first Kometa satellite was Kosmos-1246, in 1981. All the Kometa satellites are launched by Soyuz-U from Baykonur.

End of life

Decay

11 Sep 1994

Ref: #15 - update: 19.01.09