Kosmos 2350

Kosmos 2350 (Russian: Космос 2350 meaning Cosmos 2350) is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1998 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using infrared telescopes.^[1]

Kosmos 2350

Mission type	Early warning
Operator	VKS
COSPAR ID	1998-025A
SATCAT no.	25315
Mission duration	5-7 years (estimate) 2 months (actual)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	US-KMO (71Kh6)[1]
Manufacturer	Lavochkin[1]
Launch mass	2,600 kilograms (5,700 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	29 April 1998, 04:36:00 (1998-04-29UTC04:36Z) UTC[2]
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2
Launch site	Baikonur 200/39
End of mission
Deactivated	29 June 1998 [3]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Instruments
Infrared telescope with 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) aperture [1]

Kosmos 2350 was launched from Site 200/39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 04:36 UTC on 29 April 1998.^[2] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1998-025A.^[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 25315.^[2][3]

This satellite only worked for 2 months before failing.^[1][3]

The US National Space Science Data Center describe this as a Potok military communications satellite instead of an early warning satellite.^[2]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)