COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRA - Norad ID: 6073
Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT |
Alternative name | COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRA |
Orbit launches |
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Deorbitation date |
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Days in orbit | 19398 |
Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
Perigee | 200 km |
Apogee | 2188 km |
COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT, 6073 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Fri, 31 Mar 1972 UTC via an MOLNIYA 8K78M 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.