About this launch
Military communications satellites
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterKosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Kosmos-3M (11K65M): specs, record and next flights → Soviet Union: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
What it put in orbit9 catalogued objects, 8 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 504 1972-057A | Payload | 1321 × 1495 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 505 1972-057B | Payload | 1351 × 1496 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 506 1972-057C | Payload | 1381 × 1496 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 507 1972-057D | Payload | 1411 × 1495 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 508 1972-057E | Payload | 1442 × 1496 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 509 1972-057F | Payload | 1474 × 1497 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 510 1972-057G | Payload | 1496 × 1509 km · 74.0° | Globe |
| COSMOS 511 1972-057H | Payload | 1495 × 1545 km · 74.0° | Globe |
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| SL-8 R/B 1972-057J | Rocket body | 1490 × 1600 km · 74.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1972-057. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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