Kosmos 2342

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2342 was launched on May 14, 1997 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1997-022ANORAD 24800Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2342
Common name: Kosmos 2342
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6065
Other names: 73D6 No. 782-12-801:RA
International designator: 1997-022A
NORAD catalog number: 24800
GCAT identifier: S24800
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/327

Mission

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

Launch

Date: May 14, 1997 · 00:33 UTC
Launch record: 1997-022Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 565 km
Apogee: 39,791 km
Inclination: 62.85°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: January 2006
End of operations: January 2006

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 Q3397964 (CC0).