Kosmos 472

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 472 was launched on January 25, 1972 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 18, 1972).

COSPAR 1972-004ANORAD 5804Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-472
Common name: Kosmos 472
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 52L
International designator: 1972-004A
NORAD catalog number: 5804
GCAT identifier: S05804
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.249

Mission

Mission type: Calibration
Use: Defense
Program: DS-P1-Yu B
Owner: PVO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): DS-P1

Launch

Date: January 25, 1972 · 11:15 UTC
Launch record: 1972-004Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 195 km
Apogee: 1,417 km
Inclination: 81.99°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 18, 1972
Last known active: Aug 16, 1972
End of operations: Aug 16, 1972

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 Q53576 (CC0).