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Kosmos 2368

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2368 was launched on December 27, 1999 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-073ANORAD 26042Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2368
Common name
Kosmos 2368
Payload designation
Oko 73D6 No. 6053
Other names
73D6 No. 523-19-502:RA
International designator
1999-073A
NORAD catalog number
26042
GCAT identifier
S26042
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/370

Mission

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

Launch

Date
December 27, 1999 · 19:12 UTC
Launch record
1999-073Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO/M
Perigee
577 km
Apogee
39,776 km
Inclination
62.88°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2003
End of operations
August 2002

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 Q3397954 (CC0).