Status
Success
Cosmos 458
Launch Time
Mon Nov 29, 1971 10:09 UTC
Mon Nov 29, 1971 10:09 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 458
Cosmos 458 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
111th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
83rd mission
12th mission of 1971
77th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission