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Kosmos 2397 (Russian: Космос 2397 meaning Cosmos 2397) is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2003 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes.[2]

Kosmos 2397

Mission type	Early warning
Operator	VKS
COSPAR ID	2003-015A
SATCAT no.	27775
Mission duration	5-7 years (estimate) 2 months (actual)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	US-KMO (71Kh6)[1]
Manufacturer	Lavochkin[1]
Launch mass	2,600 kilograms (5,700 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	24 April 2003, 04:23:00 (2003-04-24UTC04:23Z) UTC[2]
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2
Launch site	Baikonur 81/24
End of mission
Deactivated	June 2003[3]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Instruments
Infrared telescope with 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) aperture [1]

Kosmos 2397 was launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 04:23 UTC on 24 April 2003.[2] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2003-015A.[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 27775.[2]

The satellite developed problems two months after being launched. It started drifting eastwards in June 2003 and had reached 155E by November 2003.[3]

See also

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)

References

External links

• Video of Kosmos 2397 tumbling in space, shot in 2009

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