[5] The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

[2] Kosmos 2393 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.

[7] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 12:20 UTC on 24 December 2002.

[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 27613.

[3] It stopped undertaking maneuvers to remain in its orbital position in February 2007 which probably indicates that it was not working from that date.