Mission type Early warning SATCAT no. 32268 Spacecraft type US-K Launch date 23 October 2007 Inclination 62.8° Launch mass 1,900 kg Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome | COSPAR ID 2007-049A Mission duration 4 years Rocket Molniya-M/2BL Inclination 62.8° Period 12 hours Launch mass 1,900 kg | |
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Kosmos 2430 (Russian: Космос 2430 meaning Cosmos 2430) is a Russian US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 2007 as part of the Russian Space Forces' Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.
Kosmos 2430 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 04:39 UTC on 23 October 2007. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2007-049A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 32268.
In May 2012 it did not perform a manoeuvre and has drifted off station.