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Kosmos-500

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Космос-500

Signals IntelligenceLEOCOSPAR 1972-053ALaunched 7/10/1972

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Kosmos-500 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M
Launch Date: 7/10/1972
Last Contact: 1/1/1973

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 524.5 km
Inclination: 74.06 deg
Dry Mass: 434 kg
Total Mass: 434 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Signals Intelligence
Payload Category: SIG
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye
Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye

Constellation

Name: Tselina
Active Satellites: 0

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1972-053A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.254