Kosmos 2388 (russian: Космос 2388 meaning ''Cosmos 2388'') was a Russian
US-K missile
early warning satellite
An early warning satellite is a satellite designed to rapidly detect ballistic missile launches and thus enable defensive military action. To do this, these satellites use infrared detectors that identify the missile thanks to the heat given off ...
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 Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 16, Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.
A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a Blok 2BL, 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 (satellite), 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.
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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Kosmos satellites
Spacecraft launched in 2002
Oko
Spacecraft launched by Molniya-M rockets
Spacecraft which reentered in 2011