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Kosmos 523
Soviet satellite. Kosmos 523 was launched on October 5, 1972 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 7, 1973).
COSPAR 1972-078ANORAD 6222Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-523
- Common name
- Kosmos 523
- Payload designation
- DS-P1-Yu No. 63L
- Other names
- :C,:RC,11F618 No. 51034-173:RA
- International designator
- 1972-078A
- NORAD catalog number
- 6222
- GCAT identifier
- S06222
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.263
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
- October 5, 1972 · 11:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 1972-078Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC133/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 264 km
- Apogee
- 450 km
- Inclination
- 71.01°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- March 7, 1973
- Last known active
- Feb 21, 1973
- End of operations
- Feb 21, 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 Q53591 (CC0).