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COSMOS 2340 (24761)
COSPAR: 1997-015A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2340
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Launch Details
Launch Date
April 9, 1997
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC16/2
Launch Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
24761
International Designator
1997-015A
Epoch
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:25:44 GMT
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Inclination
65.36°
Right Ascension
148.66°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
152.05°
Period
716.84 min
Mean Motion
2.01 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 2340
Alternative Name
Kosmos-2340
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
PVO
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 24761U 97015A 26183.30953719 .00000144 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
2 24761 65.3570 148.6634 6342447 152.0481 265.6188 2.00880734214141
Source: Celestrak
Summary
COSMOS 2340 (also known as Kosmos-2340) is an early warning satellite operated by PVO, launched on April 9, 1997, from the PLMSC launch site using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 4 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter with a span of 5 meters. It weighs approximately 1,250 kilograms at launch and has a dry mass of 1,150 kilograms. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power generation, COSMOS 2340 features an "Oko" bus manufactured by NPO Mashinostroyeniya (NPOL/KOMET) for its mission to detect missile launches. The satellite's shape is described as a cylinder with two pans, and it has a radar cross-section of 6.8485 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
5
Dry Mass
1150
Launch Mass
1250
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
6.8485
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Oko 73D6 No. 6066
Purpose
Early warning
Mission
Early warning
Manufacturer
NPOL/KOMET
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Oko
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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