| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1997-022A  |
| SATCAT no. | 24800 |
| Mission duration | 4 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | US-K |
| Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 May 1997, 00:33 (1997-05-14UTC00:33Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 2001/2002 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Molniya |
| Perigee altitude | 565 kilometres (351 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 39,791 kilometres (24,725 mi) |
| Inclination | 62.8 degrees |
| Period | 717.80 minutes |
Kosmos 2342 (Russian: Космос 2342 meaning Cosmos 2342) was a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1997 as part of the: Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite was designed——to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.
Kosmos 2342 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used——to perform the——launch, which took place at 00:33 UTC on 14 May 1997. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1997-022A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 24800. The satellite (along with Kosmos 2340, Kosmos 2351, and Kosmos 2368) were lost after a 2001 fire destroyed the ground control building located at the Serpukhov-15 military base resulting in the "loss of orbital control."
See also※
- List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
- List of R-7 launches (1995–1999)
- 1997 in spaceflight
- List of Oko satellites
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