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Cosmos 569

Cosmos 569 was launched on June 8, 1973 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1973-037FNORAD 6680Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-569
Common name
Cosmos 569
Payload designation
Strela-1M Blok 06 No. 6
International designator
1973-037F
NORAD catalog number
6680
GCAT identifier
S06680
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.274

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-1M
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-10 (Reshetnev)
Platform (bus)
Strela-1 11F625

Launch

Date
June 8, 1973 · 15:50 UTC
Launch record
1973-037Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,357 km
Apogee
1,481 km
Inclination
74.01°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1974
End of operations
1974

Size

Mass
60 kg
Dry mass
60 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753903 (CC0).