| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| Operator | VKS |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-025A |
| SATCATno. | 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 | Baikonur200/39 |
| 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 (Russian:Космос 2350 meaningCosmos 2350) is a RussianUS-KMO missileearly warning satellite which was launched in 1998 as part of theRussian Space Forces'Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches usinginfrared telescopes.[1]
Kosmos 2350 was launched fromSite 200/39 atBaikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. AProton-K carrier rocket with aDM-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 intogeostationary orbit. It subsequently received itsKosmos designation, and theinternational designator 1998-025A.[2] TheUnited States Space Command assigned it theSatellite Catalog Number 25315.[2][3]
This satellite only worked for 2 months before failing.[1][3]
The USNational Space Science Data Center describe this as aPotok military communications satellite instead of an early warning satellite.[2]
