Kosmos 2393
Russian military early warning satellite
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Kosmos 2393 (Russian: Космос 2393 meaning Cosmos 2393) is a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2002 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme.[5] The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]
| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2002-059A |
| SATCAT no. | 27613 |
| Mission duration | 4 years[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | US-K[2] |
| Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 December 2002, 12:20 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | February 2007[4][5] |
| Decay date | 22 December 2013 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Molniya[2] |
| Perigee altitude | 527 kilometres (327 mi)[6] |
| Apogee altitude | 39,173 kilometres (24,341 mi)[6] |
| Inclination | 62.8 degrees[6] |
| Period | 704.56 minutes[6] |
Kosmos 2393 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.[7] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 12:20 UTC on 24 December 2002.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2002-059A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 27613.[3]
It stopped undertaking maneuvers to remain in its orbital position in February 2007 which probably indicates that it was not working from that date.[4][5] It re-entered on December 22, 2013, according to one source.[8]
