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Kosmos 485

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 485 was launched on April 11, 1972 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 30, 1972).

COSPAR 1972-028ANORAD 5938Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-485
Common name
Kosmos 485
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 58L
International designator
1972-028A
NORAD catalog number
5938
GCAT identifier
S05938
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
April 11, 1972 · 11:04 UTC
Launch record
1972-028Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
262 km
Apogee
444 km
Inclination
70.99°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
August 30, 1972
Last known active
Aug 30, 1972
End of operations
Aug 30, 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 Q53578 (CC0).