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Kosmos 2430

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2430 was launched on October 23, 2007 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 5, 2019).

COSPAR 2007-049ANORAD 32268Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2430
Common name
Kosmos 2430
Payload designation
Oko 73D6 No. 6069
Other names
73D6 No. 523-25-201:RA
International designator
2007-049A
NORAD catalog number
32268
GCAT identifier
S32268
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/530

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
Oko E
Owner
PVO
Country
Russia
Builder
NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus)
Oko

Launch

Date
October 23, 2007 · 04:39 UTC
Launch record
2007-049Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO/M
Perigee
520 km
Apogee
39,175 km
Inclination
62.87°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 5, 2019
Last known active
April 2012
End of operations
May 2012

Size

Mass
1,900 kg
Dry mass
1,850 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6433273 (CC0).