Kosmos 487

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 487 was launched on April 21, 1972 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 24, 1972).

COSPAR 1972-033ANORAD 6006Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-487
Common name: Kosmos 487
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 57L
International designator: 1972-033A
NORAD catalog number: 6006
GCAT identifier: S06006
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.252

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 21, 1972 · 11:59 UTC
Launch record: 1972-033Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 262 km
Apogee: 468 km
Inclination: 70.97°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 24, 1972
Last known active: Sep 24, 1972
End of operations: Sep 24, 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 Q53579 (CC0).