Q: What was the primary purpose of Cosmos 2287?

A: Cosmos 2287 was a navigation satellite designed to transmit radio signals for positioning, navigation, and timing as part of Russia’s GLONASS system.

Q: When and where was Cosmos 2287 launched?

A: It launched on August 11, 1994, at 15:27:46 UTC from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23 in Kazakhstan.

Q: What rocket was used to deploy Cosmos 2287?

A: The satellite was launched using a Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM-2 upper stage.

Cosmos 2287

Vehicle Glonass Q12753700

Facts

8 properties

Instance of: GLONASS
Launch date: 1994-08-11
Launch vehicle: Proton-K
Significant event: rocket launch^[4]
Space launch vehicle: Proton-K^[2]
Space tug: Blok DM-2^[5]
Start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23^[6]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: August 11, 1994^[3]

🏷️ Also known as

en Cosmos 2287 fr Kosmos 2287 ru Космос-2287

🔖 Identifiers · 3

COSPAR ID: 1994-050A
SCN: 23203
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "23203"]

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GLONASS

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Proton-K

Space tug 1

Blok DM-2

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Summary

Cosmos 2287 is a GLONASS^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Cosmos 2287 — space launch vehicle (P375): Proton-K. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Cosmos 2287 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): August 11, 1994. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Cosmos 2287 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Cosmos 2287 — space tug (P1201): Blok DM-2. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Cosmos 2287 — start point (P1427): Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Cosmos 2287 is an instance of GLONASS (Q20744047) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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