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Kosmos 573

USSR spacecraft. Kosmos 573 was launched on June 15, 1973 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 17, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-041ANORAD 6694Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-573
Common name
Kosmos 573
Payload designation
Soyuz 7K-T No. 36
International designator
1973-041A
NORAD catalog number
6694
GCAT identifier
S06694
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.276

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
7K-T
Owner
TsKBEM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central KB for Experimental Machine Building
Platform (bus)
7K-T

Launch

Date
June 15, 1973 · 06:00 UTC
Launch record
1973-041Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
192 km
Apogee
308 km
Inclination
51.57°
Status
Landed
Status date
June 17, 1973
Last known active
Jun 17, 1973
End of operations
Jun 17, 1973

Size

Mass
2,850 kg
Dry mass
2,850 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,800 kg
Length
7.2 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
7.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1785053 (CC0).