US-KMO (Kosmos-2479)

Final flight of the Proton-K rocket, carrying the classified Oko-2 missile early-warning satellite (Cosmos 2479) for the Russian military. The Blok DM-2 upper stage placed it into geosynchronous orbit via a multi-burn ascent, closing out Proton-K's 45-year, 310-launch career.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

3.5 T

Flight

110th

of 110 Proton K/DM-2 flights

Date and time

30 March 2012, 05:49 UTC

Rocket

Proton K/DM-2

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2012-012

Launches in 2012

12th of 78

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