Kosmos 580

Soviet military satellite. Kosmos 580 was launched on August 22, 1973 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 1, 1974).

COSPAR 1973-057ANORAD 6793Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-580
Common name: Kosmos 580
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 59L
International designator: 1973-057A
NORAD catalog number: 6793
GCAT identifier: S06793
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.277

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: August 22, 1973 · 11:24 UTC
Launch record: 1973-057Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 268 km
Apogee: 472 km
Inclination: 71.00°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 1, 1974
Last known active: Sep 4, 1973
End of operations: Sep 4, 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 Q53601 (CC0).