Kosmos 2350
Kosmos 2350 (Russian: Космос 2350 meaning Cosmos 2350) is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1998 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes.[1]
| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| Operator | VKS |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-025A |
| SATCAT no. | 25315 |
| 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 | 29 April 1998, 04:36:00 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Proton-K/DM-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 29 June 1998 [3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Instruments | |
| Infrared telescope with 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) aperture [1] | |
Kosmos 2350 was launched from Site 200/39 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 04:36 UTC on 29 April 1998.[2] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1998-025A.[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 25315.[2][3]
This satellite only worked for 2 months before failing.[1][3]
The US National Space Science Data Center describe this as a Potok military communications satellite instead of an early warning satellite.[2]
References
- "US-KMO (71Kh6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- "Cosmos 2350". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
- Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10 (1): 21–60. Bibcode:2002S&GS...10...21P. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. S2CID 122901563. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-15.