Kosmos 2241
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Kosmos 2241
| mission_type = Early warning
| operator =
| COSPAR_ID = 1993-022A
| SATCAT = 22594
| spacecraft_type = US-K
| manufacturer =
| launch_mass = {{convert|1900|kg}}
| launch_date = {{start-date|6 April 1993, 19:07|timezone=yes}} UTC
| launch_rocket = Molniya-M/2BL
| launch_site = Plesetsk Cosmodrome
| entered_service =
| disposal_type =
| deactivated =
| decay_date = 8 March 2022
| orbit_epoch =
| orbit_reference = Geocentric
| orbit_periapsis = {{convert|663|km}}
| orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|39690|km}}
| orbit_inclination = 62.9 degrees
| orbit_period = 717.76 minutes
| orbit_slot =
| apsis = gee
}}
Kosmos 2241 ({{langx|ru|Космос 2241}} meaning Cosmos 2241) was a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite launched in 1993 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite was designed to detect missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.
Kosmos 2241 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used for the launch, which took place at 19:07 UTC on 6 April 1993. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1993-051A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22594.
On 8 March 2022, Kosmos 2241 decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.{{cite web |url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=22594 |title=COSMOS 2241 |work=N2YO.com |date=8 March 2022 |access-date=27 March 2022}}
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References
{{Cite journal
|first=Pavel
|last=Podvig
|year=2002
|title=History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System
|journal=Science and Global Security
|volume=10
|issue=1
|pages=21–60
|issn=0892-9882
|doi=10.1080/08929880212328
|bibcode=2002S&GS...10...21P
|url=http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S&GS.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315024323/http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S%26GS.pdf
|archive-date=2012-03-15
|citeseerx=10.1.1.692.6127
|s2cid=122901563
}}
{{Oko}}
{{Orbital launches in 1993}}
Category:Spacecraft launched in 1993