, ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁some ▁time ▁zones ) ▁ ▁Kos mos ▁ 2 2 6 1 ▁was ▁launched ▁from ▁Site ▁ 1 6 / 2 ▁at ▁P les et sk ▁Cos mod rome ▁in ▁Russia . ▁A ▁Mol ni ya - M ▁car rier ▁ro cket ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 BL ▁upper ▁stage ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁launch , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁ 1 4 : 5 3 ▁UTC ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁The ▁launch ▁successfully ▁placed ▁the ▁satellite ▁into ▁a ▁mol ni ya ▁orbit . ▁It ▁subsequently ▁received ▁its ▁Kos mos ▁design ation , ▁and ▁the ▁international ▁design ator ▁ 1 9 9 3 - 0 5 1 A . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Space ▁Command ▁assigned ▁it ▁the ▁Sat ellite ▁Catalog ▁Number ▁ 2 2 7 4 1 . ▁ ▁Its ▁predicted ▁re - entry ▁time ▁was ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 2 9 ▁UTC ▁ ± ▁ 2 ▁hours . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Kos mos ▁sat ell ites ▁( 2 2 5 1 – 2 5 0 0 ) ▁List ▁of ▁R - 7 ▁launch es ▁( 1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 4 ) ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁in ▁space fl ight ▁List ▁of ▁O ko ▁sat ell ites ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : K os mos ▁sat ell ites ▁Category : Space craft ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Category