Technical Information
US-KMO satellites were built by NPO Lavochkin. They feature a 1 metre diameter infrared telescope with a 4.5 metre hood which identifies missiles by their exhausts. They have an operational life of 5 to 7 years, although actual performance has been variable.
The satellites have the GRAU index 71Kh6.
The Oko western control centre is at Serpukhov-15, Moscow Oblast although Podvig notes that satellites in the 3 eastern-most positions would be out of range of this centre, and would be controlled by the eastern control centre at Pivan-1, Khabarovsk Krai.
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