Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 10, 1972, 16:15
- Launch designation
- 1972-053
- Mission
- Tselina-OM
- Flight name
- Kosmos-500
- Vehicle flight ID
- 65014-107
- Year
- Launches in 1972
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 545 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.434 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-500 | 1972-053ANORAD 6097 | Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye | Signals intelligence | 434 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Mar 29, 1980 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.