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Russian Aerospace Defence ForcesSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Kobalt-M No.8 (Kosmos-2480)
Launched
May 17, 2012
Summary
Kosmos 2480 launched on a Russian Aerospace Defence Forces Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 17, 2012. It was Russian Aerospace Defence Forces's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,215th orbital launch attempt. It was the 698th Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2480, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 262 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 698th Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearRussian Aerospace Defence Forces's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,215th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2480 · NORAD 38335 · 2012-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-024A
- Epoch
- 2012-05-17 15:23:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19509536 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0051612
- Inclination
- 81.3761°
- Ascending node
- 111.5213°
- Arg. of perigee
- 77.0499°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.9421°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2480 · NORAD 38335 · landed September 24, 2012
Soyuz-U-PVB 31-229 Blok-I · re-entered May 20, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kosmos 2480 was a Russian Kobalt-M film-return reconnaissance satellite operated by the Aerospace Defence Forces, imaging from low Earth orbit and returning exposed film in recoverable capsules.
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,584th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
324 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kosmos 2480 launch?
Kosmos 2480 launched on May 17, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kosmos 2480?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kosmos 2480?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Kosmos 2480 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Kosmos 2480 reach?
Kosmos-2480, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 262 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Kosmos 2480 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).