Launch · COSPAR 1972-023 · 31 Mar 1972

COSMOS 482

Name: Launch 1972-023 — COSMOS 482
Start: 1972-03-31
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

100% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 5

Payload Payload · 2

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
COSMOS 482 Kosmos (Russian military / government)	5919	1972-023A	Decayed	LEO	119 / 195 km	51.93°	05 May 1981	Russian Ministry of Defence
COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT	6073	1972-023E	Decayed	LEO	120 / 166 km	51.95°	10 May 2025	—

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
SL-6 R/B(1)	5920	1972-023B	Decayed	LEO	163 / 193 km	51.76°	01 Apr 1972	—
SL-6 R/B(2)	5923	1972-023D	Decayed	LEO	122 / 154 km	51.90°	20 Feb 1983	—

Debris Debris · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
SL-6 PLAT	5921	1972-023C	Decayed	LEO	142 / 185 km	51.75°	02 Apr 1972	—

Record

Timeline

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1972-023; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.