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Kosmos 421
Soviet satellite launched in 1971. Kosmos 421 was launched on May 19, 1971 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 8, 1971).
COSPAR 1971-044ANORAD 5232Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-421
- Common name
- Kosmos 421
- Payload designation
- DS-P1-Yu No. 48L
- International designator
- 1971-044A
- NORAD catalog number
- 5232
- GCAT identifier
- S05232
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.234
Mission
- Mission type
- Calibration
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- DS-P1-Yu A
- Owner
- PVO
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- DS-P1
Launch
- Date
- May 19, 1971 · 10:20 UTC
- Launch record
- 1971-044Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC133/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 266 km
- Apogee
- 445 km
- Inclination
- 70.98°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- November 8, 1971
- Last known active
- Nov 5, 1971
- End of operations
- Nov 5, 1971
Size
- Mass
- 200 kg
- Dry mass
- 200 kg
- Length
- 1.2 m
- Diameter
- 1.20 m
- Span
- 1.2 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53539 (CC0).