Status
Success
Cosmos 501
Launch Time
Wed Jul 12, 1972 05:59 UTC
Wed Jul 12, 1972 05:59 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 501
Cosmos 501 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: 250.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1972
57th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
94th mission
9th mission of 1972
87th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission