Launch data:
| Designation
|
22093
/ 92056A
|
|
Launch
date
|
19
Aug 1992
|
| Launch site | Plesetsk |
| Launch vehicle |
Soyuz-U |
| Mission
| Remote sensing (F2) |
| Satellite type | Resurs-F1 (#48) |
| Earth orbit on: |
|
Perigee/Apogee
|
178/226
km
|
|
Inclination
|
82.6°
|
|
Period
|
88.6
min
|
Two passive Pion crafts were released on 1st September. Tracking of their decay
will allow studies of atmospheric density and radar calibration.
End of life
Subsatellites:
PION 5 (22099 / 92056C) decayed on 25 Sep 1992
PION 6 (22100 / 92056D) decayed on 24 Sep 1992
Ref: #1, #15 - update: 24.10.04