# Kosmos 2440

> Russian military early warning satellite

**Wikidata**: [Q3398043](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3398043)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_2440)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kosmos-2440

## Summary
Kosmos 2440 is a Russian military early warning satellite (an instance of the US-KMO class) launched on 2008-06-26. It was manufactured by NPO Lavochkin, operated by the Russian Space Forces, and placed into orbit from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24 using a Proton-K rocket with a Blok DM-2 upper stage.

## Key Facts
- Kosmos 2440 is an instance of the US-KMO class of Soviet and Russian early warning satellites.
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 33108.
- COSPAR ID: 2008-033A.
- Launch date and time: 2008-06-26 at 23:59:43 (launch event recorded for Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24).
- Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24.
- Launch vehicle: Proton-K rocket with a Blok DM-2 space tug (upper stage).
- Operator: Russian Space Forces.
- Manufacturer: NPO Lavochkin.
- Freebase ID: /m/0j9kt3q.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "33108"].
- Wikipedia title: Kosmos 2440; Wikipedia language presence includes en, hr, mk, sh, sr (sitelink count: 5).

## FAQs
### 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.

## Why It Matters
Kosmos 2440 is part of Russia’s operational early warning satellite capability by being an instance of the US-KMO family, a class designated for Soviet and Russian early warning missions. Early warning satellites provide strategic situational awareness for a nation’s military command by detecting and reporting time-sensitive events from space; as a military asset operated by the Russian Space Forces and built by NPO Lavochkin, Kosmos 2440 contributes to that national-level function. Its launch on 26 June 2008 using a Proton-K rocket with a Blok DM-2 upper stage from Baikonur demonstrates the continued use of established Russian launch systems and manufacturers for maintaining space-based early warning infrastructure. The satellite’s formal identifiers (COSPAR 2008-033A, SCN 33108) and presence in multiple language Wikipedias make it a documented element in international satellite registries and public reference sources.

## Notable For
- Being an instance of the US-KMO class of Soviet and Russian early warning satellites.
- Launch on 2008-06-26 at 23:59:43 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24.
- Use of a Proton-K launch vehicle with a Blok DM-2 space tug.
- Manufactured by NPO Lavochkin and operated by the Russian Space Forces.
- Registered with COSPAR ID 2008-033A and satellite catalog number 33108.

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Kosmos 2440 (also written as Cosmos 2440).
- Description: Russian military early warning satellite.
- Class/instance: US-KMO (Soviet and Russian early warning satellites).

### Identity and classification
- COSPAR ID: 2008-033A.
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 33108.
- Freebase ID: /m/0j9kt3q.
- Wolfram Language entity: Entity["Satellite", "33108"].
- Wikipedia title: Kosmos 2440.
- Wikipedia language presence: English (en), Croatian (hr), Macedonian (mk), Serbo-Croatian (sh), Serbian (sr).
- Sitelink count: 5.

### Launch details
- Launch date: 2008-06-26.
- Recorded launch time: 23:59:43 (associated with the launch event at Baikonur Site 81/24).
- Launch site/start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24.
- Launch vehicle: Proton-K.
- Space tug / upper stage: Blok DM-2.

### Manufacturer and operator
- Manufacturer: NPO Lavochkin.
- Operator: Russian Space Forces.

### Significant event (recorded)
- Event type: rocket launch.
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24.
- Time: 23:59:43 on 2008-06-26.

### Related class and context
- US-KMO: the class of satellites to which Kosmos 2440 belongs. The US-KMO family is designated for Soviet and Russian early warning missions.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report