Status
Success
Cosmos 423
Launch Time
Thu May 27, 1971 11:59 UTC
Thu May 27, 1971 11:59 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 423
Cosmos 423 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
51st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
77th mission
6th mission of 1971
72nd successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission