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Kosmos 497

Satellite. Kosmos 497 was launched on June 30, 1972 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 7, 1973).

COSPAR 1972-048ANORAD 6076Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-497
Common name
Kosmos 497
Payload designation
DS-P1-I No. 12L
International designator
1972-048A
NORAD catalog number
6076
GCAT identifier
S06076
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.254

Mission

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

Launch

Date
June 30, 1972 · 09:19 UTC
Launch record
1972-048Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
270 km
Apogee
766 km
Inclination
71.00°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 7, 1973
Last known active
Nov 7, 1973
End of operations
Nov 7, 1973

Size

Mass
200 kg
Dry mass
200 kg
Length
1.4 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
1.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53581 (CC0).