Status
Success
Cosmos 421
Launch Time
Wed May 19, 1971 10:20 UTC
Wed May 19, 1971 10:20 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 421
Cosmos 421 is a satellite of the DS-P1 constellation. The satellites of the latter are used to test different systems for future Soviet military satellites.
It will test mainly new methods of communication with the ground, new radar systems and modes of power supply by nuclear battery.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 325.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1971
48th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
76th mission
5th mission of 1971
71st successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission