List of Oko satellites explained
Oko is a Russian satellite-based missile detection and early warning system. The system has used a total of 101 satellites, which were launched between 1972 and 2012. Eighty six US-K satellites, operated in semisynchronous elliptical molniya orbits, were launched by Molniya-M carrier rockets with Blok 2BL upper stages, whilst the geostationary part of the system was served by seven US-KS and eight US-KMO satellites, launched using Proton-K carrier rockets with Blok DM and DM-2 upper stages.
Notes and References
- Web site: US-K (73D6). Gunter. Krebs. Gunter's Space Page. 2 May 2012.
- Web site: Launch Log. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 2 May 2012.
- 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 .
- Web site: Satellite Catalog. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 2 May 2012.
- Web site: US-KS (74Kh6). Gunter. Krebs. Gunter's Space Page. 2 May 2012.
- Encyclopedia: Molniya 8K78M. Mark. Wade. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 2 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120508193711/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/mol8k78m.htm. 8 May 2012.
- Web site: US-KMO (71Kh6). Gunter. Krebs. Gunter's Space Page. 2 May 2012.
- Launch of Cosmos-2430 early-warning satellite. Pavel. Podvig. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. 23 October 2007. 2 May 2012.
- Problems with Russian military satellites. Pavel. Podvig. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. 28 November 2003. 2 May 2012.
- Only two satellites left in Russia's early-warning system. Pavel. Podvig. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. 2 September 2010. 2 May 2012.
- Web site: Molniya rocket. Anatoly. Zak. RussianSpaceWeb. 2 May 2012.
- Web site: Issue 656. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Report. 12 April 2012. 2 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121206092654/http://planet4589.org/space/jsr/back/news.656. 6 December 2012. dead.
- Cosmos-2479 - new geostationary early warning satellite. Pavel. Podvig. Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces. 30 March 2012. 2 May 2012.