Kosmos 2440 ( meaning ''Cosmos 2440'') is a Russian
US-KMO missile
early warning satellite which was launched in 2008 as part of the
Russian Space Forces'
Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using
infrared telescopes.
It spent its two-year operational life at 80E giving early warning coverage of Russia, China, North Korea, the Middle East and some of Europe.
Kosmos 2440 was launched from
Site 81/24 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 23:59 UTC on 26 June 2008.
The launch successfully placed the satellite into
geostationary orbit. It subsequently received its
Kosmos designation, and the
international designator 2008-033A.
The
United States Space Command assigned it the
Satellite Catalog Number 33108.
When the satellite was launched US-KMO satellite
Kosmos 2379 was also operational although this failed late 2009/early 2010 after an 8-year life.
Kosmos 2440 itself started drifting off station in February 2010 giving an operational life of less than two years.
Kosmos 2440 was replaced by
Kosmos 2479
Kosmos 2479 ( meaning ''Cosmos 2479'') is a Russian US-KMO missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2012 as part of the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using in ...
which was launched in March 2012.
See also
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List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
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