Kosmos 2388 (russian: Космос 2388 meaning ''Cosmos 2388'') was a Russian
US-K missile
early warning satellite
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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
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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)
This is a list of launches made by the R-7 Semyorka ICBM, and its derivatives. All launches are orbital satellite launches, unless stated otherwise.
Due to the size of the list, it has been split into several smaller articles:
* List of R-7 ...
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2002 in spaceflight
This article outlines notable events occurring in 2002 in spaceflight
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*
List of Oko satellites
Oko is a Russian satellite-based missile detection and early warning system. The system has used a total of 101 satellites, which were launched between 1972 and 2012. Eighty six US-K satellites, operated in semisynchronous elliptical molniya orb ...
References
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Kosmos satellites
Spacecraft launched in 2002
Oko
Spacecraft launched by Molniya-M rockets
Spacecraft which reentered in 2011