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An early warning satellite is an artificial satellite that detects ballistic missile launches in order to provide rapid early warning of a potential missile attack. Modern examples are often multi-purpose vehicles also supporting other wide-area reconnaissance roles.

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ballistic early warning satellite; ballistic missile early warning satellite; missile early warning satellite
reconnaissance satellite, 
Tarshish, Republic of Haiti, US-KS, US-K, US-KMO, reconnaissance satellite, Oko, EKS Kupol, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ashkenaz, Sikh Confederacy, Reman, Persia, Kingdom of Wolaita, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Havilah, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinland, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, 

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  Oko ⓘ
  family of Soviet and Russian early warning satellites

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  US-K ⓘ
  series of Soviet and Russian early warning satellites

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  US-KMO ⓘ
  Soviet and Russian early warning satellites

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  US-KS ⓘ
  Russian and Soviet early warning satellites

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  EKS Kupol ⓘ
  Russian early warning satellites

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	class		Oko	early warning satellite	Wikidata
class	space object		US-K	early warning satellite	Wikidata
class	space object		US-KMO	early warning satellite	Wikidata
class	space object		US-KS	early warning satellite	Wikidata
class	space object	2015	EKS Kupol	early warning satellite	Wikidata