Kosmos 2430

Kosmos 2430
Mission typeEarly warning
COSPAR ID2007-049A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.32268
Mission duration4 years[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeUS-K[2]
Launch mass1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date23 October 2007, 04:39 (2007-10-23UTC04:39Z) UTC
RocketMolniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch sitePlesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
DeactivatedMay 2012?[4]
Decay date5 January 2019, 07:58:00 (2019-01-05UTC07:59) UTC[5]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeMolniya[2]
Perigee altitude519 kilometres (322 mi)[6]
Apogee altitude39,175 kilometres (24,342 mi)[6]
Inclination62.8 degrees[6]
Period704.44 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]

Ground track of Kosmos 2430
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  9. ^ @peabnuts123 (5 January 2019). "Sweet meteor shower over Gisborne just now" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Cosmos 2430 (ID 32268) | The Aerospace Corporation". aerospace.org. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  11. ^ "Russia Confirms 'Meteor Shower' Was Actually a Missile Defense Satellite". The Moscow Times. 2019-01-10. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-05-22.