Kosmos 2340

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2340 was launched on April 9, 1997 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1997-015ANORAD 24761Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2340
Common name: Kosmos 2340
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6066
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-22-802:RA
International designator: 1997-015A
NORAD catalog number: 24761
GCAT identifier: S24761
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/325

Mission

Mission type: Missile early warning
Use: Defense
Program: Oko E
Owner: PVO
Country: Russia
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): Oko

Launch

Date: April 9, 1997 · 08:58 UTC
Launch record: 1997-015Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 559 km
Apogee: 39,802 km
Inclination: 62.94°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: March 2001
End of operations: March 2001

Size

Mass: 1,250 kg
Dry mass: 1,150 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3397972 (CC0).