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Kosmos 498

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 498 was launched on July 5, 1972 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 25, 1972).

COSPAR 1972-050ANORAD 6086Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-498
Common name
Kosmos 498
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 56L
International designator
1972-050A
NORAD catalog number
6086
GCAT identifier
S06086
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.254

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
July 5, 1972 · 09:29 UTC
Launch record
1972-050Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
266 km
Apogee
461 km
Inclination
70.97°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 25, 1972
Last known active
Nov 25, 1972
End of operations
Nov 25, 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 Q53583 (CC0).