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Kosmos 2469 (Russian: Космос 2469 meaning Cosmos 2469) was a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2010 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]

Kosmos 2469

Mission type	Early warning
COSPAR ID	2010-049A
SATCAT no.	37170
Mission duration	Planned: 4 years[1] Final: 12 years and 15 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	US-K[2]
Launch mass	1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date	30 September 2010, 17:01 (2010-09-30UTC17:01Z) UTC
Rocket	Molniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch site	Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Decay date	15 October 2022
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Molniya [2]
Perigee altitude	607 kilometres (377 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude	39,741 kilometres (24,694 mi)[4]
Inclination	62.8 degrees[4]
Period	717.64 mins[4]

Kosmos 2469 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.[2] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 17:01 UTC on 30 September 2010.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2010-049A.[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 37170.[3]

It was the last launch of a US-K satellite and the last launch of a Molniya-M rocket.[5]

On 15 October 2022, Kosmos 2469 re-entered the atmosphere.[6]

See also

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of R-7 launches (2010–2014)
• 2010 in spaceflight

References

External links

• Video of the launch from Vesti.ru

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