16 Dec 2013 13:55

Soviet Oko satellite may fall on Earth on December 18

MOSCOW. Dec 16 (Interfax-AVN) - An old Soviet satellite, a part of the OKO system, which was a space echelon of the missile attack warning system, may fall to Earth on December 18, the information analysis center of the Interstate Joint-Stock Corporation (MAK) Vympel (part of the concern PVO Almaz-Antei) told Interfax-AVN on Monday.

"A satellite of the Oko system is expected to fall around December 18, the day after tomorrow. It was launched in the USSR and was intended to detect ballistic missile launches. This satellite has not been working for a long time and is going down from an orbit on which Molniya-type satellites worked," the source said.