Obzor Test Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

2 Aug 1994, 8:00pm

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Pad

132/1 (132L)

Launch Service Provider

Production Corporation Polyot logo

Production Corporation Polyot

Vehicle

Kosmos-3M (11K65M)

Mission

Obzor Test

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

The satellite Kosmos 2285 was an experimental earth observation satellite. It was reportedly a prototype for the planned Obzor series of earth observation satellites, which was eventually not developed.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC

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