Kosmos 2345

Kosmos 2345

Mission type	Early warning
Operator	VKS
COSPAR ID	1997-041A
SATCAT no.	24894
Mission duration	18 months
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	US-KS (74Kh6)[1]
Manufacturer	Lavochkin[1]
Launch mass	2,400 kilograms (5,300 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	14 August 1997, 20:49:00 (1997-08-14UTC20:49Z) UTC[2]
Rocket	Proton-K/DM-2
Launch site	Baikonur 200/39
End of mission
Deactivated	28 February 1999 [3]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Instruments
Optical telescope with 50 centimetres (20 in) aperture [1] Infrared sensor/s [1] Smaller telescopes[1]

Kosmos 2345 (Russian: Космос 2345 meaning Cosmos 2345) is a Russian US-KS missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1997 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.^[1]

Kosmos 2345 was launched from Site 200/39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.^[1] A Proton-K carrier rocket with a DM-2 upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 20:49 UTC on 14 August 1997.^[2][3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1997-041A.^[2] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 24894.^[2][3]

It was the last US-KS satellite and was operational for about 18 months.^[1][3]

See also

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)

References

1. "US-KS (74Kh6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
2. "Cosmos 2345". National Space Science Data Centre. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
3. Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10 (1): 21–60. Bibcode:2002S&GS...10...21P. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.692.6127. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. S2CID 122901563. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-15.