Kosmos 2397

 2003-015A

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Classified Russian Defense Ministry satellite launched in Apr 2003. The Proton used a 49.2 deg transfer orbit. Upper stage was 11S861 No 96L.

According to Kommersant newspaper it was a 71Kh6 US-KMO geostationary early warning satellite with a mass of 2155 kg.

Kosmos-2397
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2003 Apr 24	0423:13	Launch by Proton/DM2 410-02	KB LC81/24
		T+2:06 St 1 sep
		T+3:03 GO sep
		T+5:30 St 2 sep
		T+9:34 St 3 MECO
	0433	T+9:44 Stage 3 sep
	0536	T+1:13:25 Blok DM-2 MES-1
	0543	T+1:20:28 DM MECO-1	x 49.2
	1057	T+6:33:49? SOZ burn
	1057	T+6:33:49 DM MES-2
	1100	T+6:37:02 DM MECO-2
	1100	T+6:37:17 DM sep
2003 Apr 24			1442.71 35887 x 35944 x 2.4
2003 May 29			1442.30 35886 x 35929 x 2.2 GEO 34.4E+1.5W
2003 Jun 5		brake	1439.35 35774 x 35926 x 2.3 GEO 24.3E+0.8W
2003 Jun 21		mv	1433.16 35558 x 35899 x 2.2 GEO 36.0E+0.7E
2003 Sep 5			1433.00 35544 x 35907 x 2.0 GEO 94.8E+0.8E
2004 Feb 15			1433.22 35548 x 35911 x 1.6 GEO 152W+0.7E
2004 Aug 26			1433.44 35556 x 35912 x 1.1 GEO 8.4W+0.7E