Kosmos 2469
Russian US-K missile early warning satellite
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::summary Russian US-K missile early warning satellite ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kosmos 2469 |
| mission_type | Early warning |
| COSPAR_ID | 2010-049A |
| SATCAT | 37170 |
| mission_duration | Planned: 4 years |
| Final: | |
| spacecraft_type | US-K |
| launch_mass | 1900 kg |
| launch_date | UTC |
| launch_rocket | Molniya-M/2BL |
| launch_site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
| decay_date | 15 October 2022 |
| orbit_reference | Geocentric |
| orbit_regime | Molniya |
| orbit_periapsis | 607 km |
| orbit_apoapsis | 39741 km |
| orbit_inclination | 62.8 degrees |
| orbit_period | 717.64 mins |
| apsis | gee |
| :: |
| name = Kosmos 2469 | mission_type = Early warning | operator = | COSPAR_ID = 2010-049A | SATCAT = 37170 | mission_duration = Planned: 4 years Final:
| spacecraft_type = US-K | manufacturer = | launch_mass = 1900 kg
| launch_date = UTC | launch_rocket = Molniya-M/2BL | launch_site = Plesetsk Cosmodrome | entered_service =
| disposal_type = | deactivated = | decay_date = 15 October 2022
| orbit_epoch = | orbit_reference = Geocentric | orbit_regime = Molniya | orbit_periapsis = 607 km | orbit_apoapsis = 39741 km | orbit_inclination = 62.8 degrees | orbit_period = 717.64 mins | orbit_slot = | apsis = gee
Kosmos 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.
Kosmos 2469 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. 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. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2010-049A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 37170.
It was the last launch of a US-K satellite and the last launch of a Molniya-M rocket.
On 15 October 2022, Kosmos 2469 re-entered the atmosphere.
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References
|first=Pavel |last=Podvig |year=2002 |title=History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System |journal=Science and Global Security |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=21–60 |issn=0892-9882 |doi=10.1080/08929880212328 |bibcode=2002S&GS...10...21P |url=http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S&GS.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315024323/http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S%26GS.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-15 |citeseerx=10.1.1.692.6127 |s2cid=122901563
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