It was the first satellite to be launched by the Russian Federation, following the breakup of the Soviet Union.

It was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket, flying from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, on 21 January 1992.

Kosmos 2175 was deorbited, and recovered after atmospheric re-entry, on 20 March 1992, following a successful mission.

Prior to this, two capsules had been returned with imagery aboard.

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