Status
Success
Cosmos 461
Launch Time
Thu Dec 02, 1971 17:30 UTC
Thu Dec 02, 1971 17:30 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 461
Cosmos 461 is a satellite of the DS-U2 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, anti-satellites tests and modes of power supply by nuclear battery.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 463.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1971
115th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
64th mission
18th mission of 1971
54th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission