COSMOS 462

5646
Spacetrack Directory Number
1971-12-03
Orbit launches
1975-04-04
1218 Days in orbit


Satellite information COSMOS 462

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 462
Orbit launches 1971-12-03
Deorbitation date 1975-04-04
Days in orbit 1218
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)

Additional information COSMOS 462

COSMOS 462, 5646 was a payload satellite owned by PKO (CIS) that was launched on Fri, 03 Dec 1971 UTC via a TSIKLON-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.



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