Kosmos 2469

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 2469 was launched on September 30, 2010 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 15, 2022).

COSPAR 2010-049ANORAD 37170Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-2469
Common name: Kosmos 2469
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6071
Other names: 73D6 No. 782-89-711:RA
International designator: 2010-049A
NORAD catalog number: 37170
GCAT identifier: S37170
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/626

Mission

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

Launch

Date: September 30, 2010 · 17:01 UTC
Launch record: 2010-049Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 607 km
Apogee: 39,741 km
Inclination: 62.81°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: October 15, 2022
Last known active: March 2013
End of operations: March 2013

Size

Mass: 2,400 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 Q6433281 (CC0).