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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton K/DM-281/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-KMO (Kosmos-2479)
Launched
March 30, 2012
Summary
Kosmos 2479 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton K/DM-2 from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 30, 2012. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 158th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,202nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 110th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-2479, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,918 km orbit inclined 49.3°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 110th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 158th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,202nd orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2479 · NORAD 38101 · 2012-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2012-012A
- Epoch
- 2012-03-30 07:06:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27175045 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7300776
- Inclination
- 49.2825°
- Ascending node
- 284.6204°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.7504°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.0417°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2479 · NORAD 38101 · in orbit
Proton-M 935-28 Stage 3 · re-entered April 1, 2012
Blok DM-2 No. 117L · re-entered December 3, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
66th launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 1,383rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
109 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kosmos 2479 launch?
Kosmos 2479 launched on March 30, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kosmos 2479?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kosmos 2479?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Kosmos 2479 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kosmos 2479 reach?
Kosmos-2479, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,918 km orbit inclined 49.3°.
How many satellites did Kosmos 2479 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).