Kosmos 2388

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2388 was launched on April 1, 2002 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 14, 2011).

COSPAR 2002-017ANORAD 27409Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2388
Common name: Kosmos 2388
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6064
Other names: 73D6 No. 782-21-704:RA
International designator: 2002-017A
NORAD catalog number: 27409
GCAT identifier: S27409
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/416

Mission

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

Launch

Date: April 1, 2002 · 22:06 UTC
Launch record: 2002-017Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 519 km
Apogee: 39,727 km
Inclination: 62.93°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 14, 2011
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: November 2006

Size

Mass: 1,900 kg
Dry mass: 1,850 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 Q3397989 (CC0).