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 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]
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Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Crewed flights are indicated in underline . Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics . Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).