Status
Success
Cosmos 562
Launch Time
Tue Jun 05, 1973 11:29 UTC
Tue Jun 05, 1973 11:29 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 562
Cosmos 562 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
38th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
103rd mission
5th mission of 1973
96th successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission