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Kosmos 558

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 558 was launched on May 17, 1973 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 22, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-029ANORAD 6645Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-558
Common name
Kosmos 558
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 65L
International designator
1973-029A
NORAD catalog number
6645
GCAT identifier
S06645
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.274

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
May 17, 1973 · 13:19 UTC
Launch record
1973-029Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
264 km
Apogee
477 km
Inclination
70.98°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
December 22, 1973
Last known active
Dec 22, 1973
End of operations
Dec 22, 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 Q53598 (CC0).