Status
Success
Cosmos 558
Launch Time
Thu May 17, 1973 13:19 UTC
Thu May 17, 1973 13:19 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 558
Cosmos 558 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
30th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
102nd mission
4th mission of 1973
95th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission