Kosmos 2388 Explained

Kosmos 2388
Mission Type:Early warning
Cospar Id:2002-017A
Satcat:27409
Mission Duration:4 years
Spacecraft Type:US-K
Launch Date: UTC
Launch Rocket:Molniya-M/2BL
Launch Site:Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Deactivated:November 2006
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Molniya
Orbit Inclination:62.9 degrees
Orbit Period:715.57 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 2388 (Russian: Космос 2388 meaning Cosmos 2388) was a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2002 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

Kosmos 2388 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 22:06 UTC on 1 April 2002. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2002-017A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 27409.

It stopped undertaking maneuvers to remain in its orbital position in November 2006 and re-entered the atmosphere on 14 September 2011.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cosmos 2388. National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-20. 2012-04-25.
  2. Pavel . Podvig . 2002 . History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System . Science and Global Security . 10 . 1 . 21–60 . 0892-9882 . 10.1080/08929880212328 . 2002S&GS...10...21P . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315024323/http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S%26GS.pdf . 2012-03-15 . 10.1.1.692.6127 . 122901563 .
  3. Web site: US-K (73D6). Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. 2012-04-21.
  4. Web site: Satellite Catalog. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 30 April 2012.
  5. Web site: Launch Log. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 2 May 2012.
  6. Launch of Cosmos-2430 early-warning satellite. Pavel. Podvig. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. 20 May 2012. 23 October 2007.