Status
Success
Cosmos 455
Launch Time
Wed Nov 17, 1971 11:09 UTC
Wed Nov 17, 1971 11:09 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 455
Cosmos 455 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
107th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
82nd mission
11th mission of 1971
76th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission