Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Proton-K/DM-2 | US-KMO (Kosmos-2479)
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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 158th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,202nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 30, 05:49 – Mar 30, 05:49 UTC
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Kosmos 2479
Kosmos 2479 was a Russian US-KMO missile early-warning satellite of the Oko system, the last of its type, placed directly into geostationary orbit to watch for ballistic missile launches with an infrared telescope.
Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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