COSMOS 479

5894
Spacetrack Directory Number
1972-03-22
Orbit launches
1980-04-13
2944 Days in orbit


Satellite information COSMOS 479

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 479
Orbit launches 1972-03-22
Deorbitation date 1980-04-13
Days in orbit 2944
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)

Additional information COSMOS 479

COSMOS 479, 5894 was a payload satellite owned by GRU (CIS) that was launched on Wed, 22 Mar 1972 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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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