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Kosmos 501
Soviet satellite. Kosmos 501 was launched on July 12, 1972 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 9, 1974).
COSPAR 1972-054ANORAD 6099Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-501
- Common name
- Kosmos 501
- Payload designation
- DS-P1-Yu No. 50L
- International designator
- 1972-054A
- NORAD catalog number
- 6099
- GCAT identifier
- S06099
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.254
Mission
- Mission type
- Calibration
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- DS-P1-Yu C
- Owner
- PVO
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- DS-P1
Launch
- Date
- July 12, 1972 · 05:59 UTC
- Launch record
- 1972-054Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Spaceport
- Kapustin Yar · pad LC86/4
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 215 km
- Apogee
- 2,072 km
- Inclination
- 48.44°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- May 9, 1974
- Last known active
- Dec 20, 1973
- End of operations
- Dec 20, 1973
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 Q53584 (CC0).