Status
Success
Cosmos 553
Launch Time
Thu Apr 12, 1973 11:49 UTC
Thu Apr 12, 1973 11:49 UTC
100th launch of Cosmos 2 (11K63).
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 553
Cosmos 553 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: 400.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1973
20th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
100th mission
2nd mission of 1973
93rd successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission