Kosmos 2393

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2393 was launched on December 24, 2002 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 21, 2013).

COSPAR 2002-059ANORAD 27613Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2393
Common name: Kosmos 2393
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6039
Other names: 73D6 No. 190-56-780:RA
International designator: 2002-059A
NORAD catalog number: 27613
GCAT identifier: S27613
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/423

Mission

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

Launch

Date: December 24, 2002 · 12:20 UTC
Launch record: 2002-059Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 528 km
Apogee: 39,173 km
Inclination: 62.85°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: December 21, 2013
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: March 2007

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 Q3397895 (CC0).