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Kosmos 2388

Russian military early warning satellite

Field	Value
name	Kosmos 2388
mission_type	Early warning
COSPAR_ID	2002-017A
SATCAT	27409
mission_duration	4 years
spacecraft_type	US-K
launch_mass	1900 kg
launch_date	UTC
launch_rocket	Molniya-M/2BL
launch_site	Plesetsk Cosmodrome
deactivated	November 2006
decay_date
orbit_reference	Geocentric
orbit_regime	Molniya
orbit_periapsis	518 km
orbit_apoapsis	39727 km
orbit_inclination	62.9 degrees
orbit_period	715.57 minutes
apsis	gee

Kosmos 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.

References

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References

(2012-04-20). "Cosmos 2388". National Space Science Data Centre.
(2012-03-08). "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page.
Podvig, Pavel. (23 October 2007). "Launch of Cosmos-2430 early-warning satellite". Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces.

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