RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant MVL
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 underperformance
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- March 31, 1972, 04:02
- Launch designation
- 1972-023
- Mission
- 4V-1 No. 671
- Flight name
- Kosmos-482
- Vehicle flight ID
- 7801421-513
- Year
- Launches in 1972
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 9,801 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.7 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OF40 · S4U
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-482 | 1972-023ANORAD 5919 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 689 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 5, 1981 |
| Kosmos-482 SA | 1972-023ENORAD 6073 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 475 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 10, 2025 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.