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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

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 (2007-10-23UTC04:39Z) 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 (2019-01-05UTC07:59) UTC[5]
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 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]

See also

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of R-7 launches (2005–2009)
• 2007 in spaceflight
• List of Oko satellites

References

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