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Oko US-KS

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on April 1, 2002, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 1, 2002 · 22:06 UTCLaunch 2002-017Launch no. 4,527 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyKVRRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 1, 2002, 22:06
Launch designation
2002-017
Mission
Oko US-KS
Flight name
Kosmos-2388
Vehicle flight ID
78054 -688 045

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,013 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-23882002-017ANORAD 27409Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyMissile early warning1,900 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 14, 2011

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.