[7] The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

[2] Kosmos 2430 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.

[8] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 04:39 UTC on 23 October 2007.

[3] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 32268.

[4] On 5 January 2019, it was caught on video[9] as it de-orbited over the North Island of New Zealand.