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Kosmos 1188 (Russian: Космос 1188 meaning Cosmos 1188) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1980 as part of the Soviet military’s Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors. It re-entered on May 24 2013.Kosmos 1188 was launched from Site 41/3 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.