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Kosmos 2469 ( meaning ''Cosmos 2469'') was a Russian 
Video of the launch from Vesti.ru
{{Oko Kosmos satellites Spacecraft launched in 2010 Spacecraft which reentered in 2022 Oko Spacecraft launched by Molniya-M rockets
US-K
Upravlyaemy Sputnik Kontinentalny ( meaning ''Continental Controllable Satellite'') or US-K () is a series of Russian, previously Soviet Union, Soviet, satellites used to detect missile launches as part of the Oko system. It consists of a constell ...
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 telescope
An optical telescope gathers and focus (optics), focuses light mainly from the visible spectrum, visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, to create a magnification, magnified image for direct visual inspection, to make a photograph, or to co ...
s 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
A Molniya orbit ( rus, Молния, p=ˈmolnʲɪjə, a=Ru-молния.ogg, "Lightning") is a type of satellite orbit designed to provide communications and remote sensing coverage over high latitudes. It is a highly elliptical orbit with ...
. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2010-049A. The United States Space Command
United States Space Command (USSPACECOM or SPACECOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense, responsible for military operations in outer space, specifically all operations 100 kilometers (62 miles) and greater ...
assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number
The Satellite Catalog Number (SATCAT), also known as NORAD Catalog Number, NORAD ID, USSPACECOM object number, is a sequential nine-digit number assigned by the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM), and previously the North American Aerospac ...
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.
See also
*List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
The designation '' Kosmos'' ( meaning ''Cosmos'') is a generic name given to a large number of Soviet, and subsequently Russian, satellite
A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit aroun ...
* List of R-7 launches (2010–2014)
* 2010 in spaceflight
References
External links
Video of the launch from Vesti.ru
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