Q: What is Kosmos 2440?

A: Kosmos 2440 is a Russian military early warning satellite, part of the US-KMO class of Soviet and Russian early warning satellites. It was launched on 2008-06-26.

Q: Who built and operates Kosmos 2440?

A: Kosmos 2440 was manufactured by NPO Lavochkin and operated by the Russian Space Forces.

Q: How and where was Kosmos 2440 launched?

A: It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24 on 2008-06-26 at 23:59:43 using a Proton-K launch vehicle with a Blok DM-2 upper stage.

Q: What are the identifying catalog numbers for Kosmos 2440?

A: Its COSPAR ID is 2008-033A and its satellite catalog number (SCN) is 33108.

Kosmos 2440

Russian military early warning satellite

Thing Us Kmo Q3398043

Facts

10 properties

Instance of: US-KMO
Launch date: 2008-06-26
Launch vehicle: Proton-K
Manufacturer: NPO Lavochkin^[3]
Operator: Russian Space Forces^[2]
Significant event: rocket launch^[6]
Space launch vehicle: Proton-K^[4]
Space tug: Blok DM-2^[7]
Start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24^[8]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: June 26, 2008^[5]

🏷️ Also known as

en Cosmos 2440 en Kosmos 2440 fr Kosmos 2440 ru Космос-2440

🔖 Identifiers · 4

COSPAR ID: 2008-033A
Freebase ID: /m/0j9kt3q
SCN: 33108
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "33108"]

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Instance of 1

US-KMO

Manufacturer 1

NPO Lavochkin

Operator 1

Russian Space Forces

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Proton-K

Space tug 1

Blok DM-2

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Summary

Kosmos 2440 is an US-KMO^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Kosmos 2440 — operator (P137): Russian Space Forces. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Kosmos 2440 — manufacturer (P176): NPO Lavochkin. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Kosmos 2440 — space launch vehicle (P375): Proton-K. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Kosmos 2440 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): June 26, 2008. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Kosmos 2440 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Kosmos 2440 — space tug (P1201): Blok DM-2. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Kosmos 2440 — start point (P1427): Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Kosmos 2440 is an instance of US-KMO (Q1812673) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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