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Launch · COSPAR 1972-054 · 12 Jul 1972

COSMOS 501

Kapustin Yar Missile and Space Complex · RU48.58°, 46.25°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

9

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

0

Decayed

9

100% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Kapustin Yar Missile and Space ComplexKapustin Yar Missile and Space Complex

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 9

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 501Kosmos (Russian military / government)60991972-054ADecayedLEO150 / 234 km48.36°09 May 1974Russian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-7 R/B61001972-054BDecayedLEO157 / 247 km48.37°10 Jun 1973—

Debris Debris · 7

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 501 DEB61031972-054CDecayedLEO212 / 891 km48.24°05 Sept 1972—
COSMOS 501 DEB61041972-054DDecayedLEO203 / 963 km48.38°03 Aug 1972—
COSMOS 501 DEB61071972-054EDecayedLEO196 / 533 km48.45°07 Aug 1972—
COSMOS 501 DEB61081972-054FDecayedLEO190 / 708 km48.67°06 Aug 1972—
COSMOS 501 DEB61091972-054GDecayedLEO191 / 452 km48.52°25 Jul 1972—
COSMOS 501 DEB61101972-054HDecayedLEO226 / 1,821 km48.37°25 Jul 1972—
COSMOS 501 DEB61331972-054JDecayedLEO215 / 998 km48.47°18 Sept 1972—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1972-054
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
12 Jul 1972
Launch site
Kapustin Yar Missile and Space Complex
Site code
KYMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY9WQGJHCFFY2YXR8EK

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1972-054; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 501 — Launch 1972-054, 12 Jul 1972 | SatelliteIndex