Status
Success
Cosmos 601
Launch Time
Tue Oct 16, 1973 14:00 UTC
Tue Oct 16, 1973 14:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 601
Cosmos 601 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
82nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
105th mission
7th mission of 1973
98th successful mission
15th consecutive successful mission