Kosmos 2393

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Kosmos 2393
Mission type Early warning
COSPAR ID 2002-059A
SATCAT № 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 (2002-12-24UTC12:20Z) 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 527 kilometres (327 mi)[6]
Apogee 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]

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 2393". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-25. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Podvig, Pavel (23 October 2007). "Launch of Cosmos-2430 early-warning satellite". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Retrieved 20 May 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Podvig, Pavel (March 5, 2007). "Cosmos-2393 ended operations?". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. Retrieved 18 May 2012. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012. 
  7. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012. 
  8. ↑ Aerospace

See also

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USA-164 | INSAT-3C | Tsubasa · DASH · VEP-3 | HESSI | Iridium 90 · Iridium 91 · Iridium 94 · Iridium 95 · Iridium 96 | EchoStar VII | Intelsat 904 | Kosmos 2387 | Envisat | STS-109 | TDRS-9 | GRACE | Progress M1-8 | Shenzhou 3 | JCSAT-8 · Astra 3A | Intelsat 903 | Kosmos 2388 | STS-110 (ITS S0) | NSS-7 | Soyuz TM-34 | SPOT-5 · Idefix | Aqua | DirecTV-5 | Feng Yun 1D · Hai Yang 1A | Ofek-5 | Kosmos 2389 | Intelsat 905 | STS-111 (Leonardo MPLM) | Ekspress A1R | Galaxy 3C | Iridium 97 · Iridium 98 | NOAA-17 | Progress M-46 | CONTOUR | Stellat 5 · N-Star C | Kosmos 2390 · Kosmos 2391 | Kosmos 2392 | Hot Bird 6 | EchoStar VIII | Atlantic Bird 1 · MSG-1 | Intelsat 906 | USERS · Kodama | METSAT | Tsinghua 2 | Hispasat 1D | Progress M1-9 | Nadezhda 7 | STS-112 (ITS S1) | Foton-M No.1 | INTEGRAL | Zi Yuan 2B | Soyuz TMA-1 | Eutelsat W5 | STS-113 (ITS P1 · MEPSI 1A · MEPSI 1B) | Astra 1K | AlSAT-1 · Mozhayets 3 · Rubin-3 | TDRS-10 | Hot Bird 7 · Stentor · MFD-A · MFD-B | ADEOS II · Kanta Kun · FedSat-1 · µ-LabSat 1 (RITE 1 · RITE 2) | NSS-6 | TrailBlazer-2001 STA · Saudisat 1C · LatinSat A · LatinSat B · UniSat 2 · Rubin 2 | Kosmos 2393 | Kosmos 2394 · Kosmos 2395 · Kosmos 2396 | Shenzhou 4 | Nimiq 2
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