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Launch · COSPAR 1972-030 · 14 Apr 1972

COSMOS 486

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

6

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

0

Decayed

6

100% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 6

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 486Kosmos (Russian military / government)59451972-030ADecayedLEO182 / 230 km81.33°27 Apr 1972Russian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-4 R/B59471972-030BDecayedLEO161 / 161 km81.31°17 Apr 1972—

Debris Debris · 4

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-4 DEB59481972-030CDecayedLEO133 / 133 km81.31°22 Apr 1972—
COSMOS 486 DEB60101972-030DDecayedLEO147 / 147 km81.30°27 Apr 1972—
COSMOS 486 DEB60111972-030EDecayedLEO154 / 193 km81.32°26 Apr 1972—
COSMOS 486 DEB60121972-030FDecayedLEO187 / 241 km81.23°28 Apr 1972—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1972-030
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
14 Apr 1972
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY9WQGJHCFFY2YXR8DV

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1972-030; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 486 — Launch 1972-030, 14 Apr 1972 | SatelliteIndex