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Oko US-KS

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on December 24, 2002, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 24, 2002 · 12:20 UTCLaunch 2002-059Launch no. 4,572 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyKVRRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 24, 2002, 12:20
Launch designation
2002-059
Mission
Oko US-KS
Flight name
Kosmos-2393
Vehicle flight ID
77045 -685 042

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,153 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-23932002-059ANORAD 27613Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyMissile early warning1,900 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 21, 2013

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