Designation
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Spacetrack catalog number
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23087
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COSPAR ID
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1994-023-A
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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COSMOS 2278
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Satellite Details
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Orbit
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837 x 852 km, 71.1°
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| Category | unknown |
| Country/organisation of origin | Russia |
| Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 4.2 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | 3.4 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
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Date
(UTC)
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23 April 1994 08:01
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| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome,
Kazakhstan |
| Launch vehicle | Zenit-2 |
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