Mission type | Early warning |
---|---|
COSPAR ID | 2007-049A |
SATCAT no. | 32268 |
Mission duration | 4 years [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | US-K [2] |
Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) [3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 23 October 2007, 04:39 | UTC
Rocket | Molniya-M/ 2BL [2] |
Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome [2] [3] |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | May 2012? [4] |
Decay date | 5 January 2019, 07:58:00[5] | UTC
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Molniya [2] |
Perigee altitude | 519 kilometres (322 mi) [6] |
Apogee altitude | 39,175 kilometres (24,342 mi) [6] |
Inclination | 62.8 degrees [6] |
Period | 704.44 minutes [6] |
Kosmos 2430 ( Russian: Космос 2430 meaning Cosmos 2430) was a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2007 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. [7] The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors. [2]
Kosmos 2430 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. [8] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 04:39 UTC on 23 October 2007. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2007-049A. [3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 32268. [3]
In May 2012, it did not perform a manoeuvre and drifted off station. [4]
On 5 January 2019, it was caught on video [9] as it de-orbited over the North Island of New Zealand. [10] [11]
Mission type | Early warning |
---|---|
COSPAR ID | 2007-049A |
SATCAT no. | 32268 |
Mission duration | 4 years [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | US-K [2] |
Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) [3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 23 October 2007, 04:39 | UTC
Rocket | Molniya-M/ 2BL [2] |
Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome [2] [3] |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | May 2012? [4] |
Decay date | 5 January 2019, 07:58:00[5] | UTC
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Molniya [2] |
Perigee altitude | 519 kilometres (322 mi) [6] |
Apogee altitude | 39,175 kilometres (24,342 mi) [6] |
Inclination | 62.8 degrees [6] |
Period | 704.44 minutes [6] |
Kosmos 2430 ( Russian: Космос 2430 meaning Cosmos 2430) was a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2007 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. [7] The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors. [2]
Kosmos 2430 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. [8] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 04:39 UTC on 23 October 2007. [3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2007-049A. [3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 32268. [3]
In May 2012, it did not perform a manoeuvre and drifted off station. [4]
On 5 January 2019, it was caught on video [9] as it de-orbited over the North Island of New Zealand. [10] [11]