The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

[1] Kosmos 2209 was launched from Site 81/23 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

[1] A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 18:01 UTC on 10 September 1992.

[2][3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit.

[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 22112.