US-KMO

From Spacefaring

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US-KMO, is a series of Russian, previously Soviet, satellites which are used to identify ballistic missile launches. They provide early warning of missile attack and give information for the Moscow A-135 anti-ballistic missile system. They were run by the Russian Space Forces and it was succeeded by the Aerospace Defence Forces.

Wikidata
mass 2600 kilogram, 
early warning satelliteRussian Space Forces, NPO Lavochkin, Kometa, 
Dong Fang Hong 2Ekran


Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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