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Launch · COSPAR 1971-105 · 02 Dec 1971

COSMOS 461

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

4

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

0

Decayed

4

100% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 4

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 461Kosmos (Russian military / government)56431971-105ADecayedLEO150 / 160 km69.20°21 Feb 1979Russian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-8 R/B56441971-105BDecayedLEO148 / 156 km69.20°29 Apr 1979—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-8 DEB56471971-105CDecayedLEO315 / 348 km69.22°03 Apr 1972—
SL-8 DEB56481971-105DDecayedLEO312 / 355 km69.14°03 Apr 1972—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1971-105
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
02 Dec 1971
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY9WQGJHCFFY2YXR8CE

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1971-105; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 461 — Launch 1971-105, 02 Dec 1971 | SatelliteIndex