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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

Mission type	Early warning
COSPAR ID	2002-059A
SATCAT no.	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 altitude	527 kilometres (327 mi)[6]
Apogee altitude	39,173 kilometres (24,341 mi)[6]
Inclination	62.8 degrees[6]
Period	704.56 minutes[6]

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]

See also

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of R-7 launches (2000-2004)
• 2002 in spaceflight
• List of Oko satellites

References

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