Kosmos 2340

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Kosmos 2340
Mission type Early warning
COSPAR ID 1997-015A
SATCAT № 24761
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 9 April 1997, 08:59 (1997-04-09UTC08:59Z) UTC
Rocket Molniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Molniya [2]
Perigee 558 kilometres (347 mi)[4]
Apogee 39,802 kilometres (24,732 mi)[4]
Inclination 62.9 degrees[4]
Period 717.90 minutes[4]

Kosmos 2340 (Russian: Космос 2340 meaning Cosmos 2340) is a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1997 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]

Kosmos 2340 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.[5] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 08:59 UTC on 9 April 1997.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1997-015A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 24761.[3]

References

  1. Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (pdf). Science and Global Security 10: 21–60. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Cosmos 2340". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-25. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012. 
  5. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012. 

See also

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