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52: 1138: 1081: 346:, US-KS satellites had a launch mass of 2,400 kilograms (5,300 lb), and a dry mass of 1,250 kilograms (2,760 lb). Built on a three-axis stabilised cylindrical bus with a diameter of 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) and a length of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in), the satellites carry 50 centimetres (20 in) infrared telescopes to detect the heat of missile exhausts. 64: 361:
upper stages. The first satellite to be launched was a prototype, which was followed by six operational spacecraft. With a spacecraft positioned at a longitude of 24° West, the Soviet Union could continuously monitor missile launches from the United States.
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As of December 2015, the entire Oko programme is being replaced by the new 380: 303:, and later Russian, missile detection satellites launched as part of the 350: 358: 354: 1145: 1008: 324: 256: 69: 20: 432:"Soyuz 2-1B launches EKS-1 to upgrade Russian Early Warning System" 517: 477: 328: 316: 246: 481: 508: 304: 1153: 1096: 1007: 959: 516: 252: 242: 237: 215: 201: 193: 185: 177: 169: 161: 153: 148: 126: 118: 106: 101: 85: 75: 45: 35: 1144:This article about one or more spacecraft of the 1087:This article about one or more spacecraft of the 277:Управляемый Спутник Континентальный Стационарный 269:Upravlyaemy Sputnik Kontinentalny Statsionarny 1173: 1116: 493: 281:Stationary Continental Controllable Satellite 8: 26: 315:) programme. US-KS was a derivative of the 16:Russian and Soviet early warning satellites 1180: 1166: 1123: 1109: 500: 486: 478: 371: 319:satellite, optimised for operations in 19:For the part of the United States, see 25: 450: 448: 7: 1134: 1132: 1077: 1075: 1152:. 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Index

Kansas
NPO Lavochkin
Soviet Union
Russia
VKS
Bus
Upravlyaemy Sputnik
Geosynchronous
Kosmos 775
Kosmos 2345
US-K
US-KMO
Russian
Russian
Soviet
Oko
Russian
US-K
geosynchronous orbit
US-KMO
GRAU
EKS
NPO Lavochkin
Proton-K
Blok DM
DM-2
"Oko early-warning satellite"
"US-KMO (71Kh6)"
"Soyuz 2-1B launches EKS-1 to upgrade Russian Early Warning System"

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