Status
Success
Cosmos 500
Launch Time
Mon Jul 10, 1972 16:15 UTC
Mon Jul 10, 1972 16:15 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 500
Cosmos 500 is a satellite of the Tselina-OM constellation. Tselina-OM is a Russian, formerly Soviet, military space-based radio surveillance system. It is capable of determining the exact location of radio-emitting objects and also their type, modes of operation, and how active they are. For instance, preparation for a military operation may raise the activity of the radio communications. Detection of these communications by a space-based surveillance system can provide early warning of this activity, warning that may be unavailable by other means.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 400.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1972
56th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
74th mission
7th mission of 1972
64th successful mission
17th consecutive successful mission