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Kosmos 481
Soviet satellite. Kosmos 481 was launched on March 25, 1972 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 2, 1972).
COSPAR 1972-020ANORAD 5906Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-481
- Common name
- Kosmos 481
- Payload designation
- DS-P1-Yu No. 46L
- International designator
- 1972-020A
- NORAD catalog number
- 5906
- GCAT identifier
- S05906
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.251
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
- March 25, 1972 · 10:39 UTC
- Launch record
- 1972-020Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC133/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 262 km
- Apogee
- 479 km
- Inclination
- 71.02°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- September 2, 1972
- Last known active
- Sep 2, 1972
- End of operations
- Sep 2, 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 Q53577 (CC0).