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Launch · COSPAR 1972-050 · 05 Jul 1972

COSMOS 498

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

2

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

0

Decayed

2

100% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 2

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 498Kosmos (Russian military / government)60861972-050ADecayedLEO160 / 184 km70.95°25 Nov 1972Russian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-7 R/B60871972-050BDecayedLEO182 / 228 km70.96°27 Sept 1972—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1972-050
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
05 Jul 1972
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY9WQGJHCFFY2YXR8EF

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1972-050; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 498 — Launch 1972-050, 05 Jul 1972 | SatelliteIndex