In orbitRocket body

SL-16 R/B

NORAD: 22285
COSPAR: 1992-093B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Southern SDB
Owner: Russian Military Space Forces
Platform (bus): 11S772
Mass at launch: 9,000 kg
Dry mass: 9,000 kg
Length: 11.1 m
Diameter: 3.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 11.1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S22285, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1992-12-25
Rocket: Zenit-2
Flight: Kosmos-2227
Mission name: Tselina-2
Launch site: GIK-5, LC45/1
Launched by: Russian Military Space Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1992-093

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1992-093, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1992-12-25
Period: 101.7 min
Inclination: 71.02°
Apogee: 845 km
Perigee: 836 km
Radar cross-section: 9.007 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 285

Everything from this launch

Debris286 in total, 161 still in orbit