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 ( 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]
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]
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 ( 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]
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]