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Launch · COSPAR 1973-020 · 12 Apr 1973

COSMOS 553

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 553Kosmos (Russian military / government)64271973-020ADecayedLEO161 / 177 km70.94°11 Nov 1973Russian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-7 R/B64281973-020BDecayedLEO173 / 183 km70.93°07 Aug 1973—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1973-020
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
12 Apr 1973
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY9WQGJHCFFY2YXR8GV

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1973-020; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 553 — Launch 1973-020, 12 Apr 1973 | SatelliteIndex