Mission type | Astronomy Micrometeoroids |
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COSPAR ID | 1971-105A |
SATCAT no. | 05643 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | DS-U2-MT |
Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
Launch mass | 680 kilograms (1,500 lb) [1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2 December 1971, 17:30:00 | UTC
Rocket | Kosmos-3M |
Launch site | Plesetsk 132/1 |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 21 February 1979 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 486 kilometres (302 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 508 kilometres (316 mi) |
Inclination | 69.2 degrees |
Period | 94.55 minutes |
Kosmos 461 ( Russian: Космос 461 meaning Cosmos 461), also known as DS-U2-MT No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 680-kilogram (1,500 lb) spacecraft, [1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to investigate micrometeoroids and conduct gamma ray astronomy. [2]
A Kosmos-3M carrier rocket, serial number 47119-109, was used to launch Kosmos 461 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 132/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. [3] The launch occurred at 17:30:00 UTC on 2 December 1971, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit. [4]
Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1971-105A. [5] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 05643.
Kosmos 461 was the only DS-U2-MT satellite to be launched. [2] [6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 486 kilometres (302 mi), an apogee of 508 kilometres (316 mi), 69.2 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 94.55 minutes. [7] It completed operations on 14 December 1972, [1] before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 21 February 1979. [7]
Mission type | Astronomy Micrometeoroids |
---|---|
COSPAR ID | 1971-105A |
SATCAT no. | 05643 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | DS-U2-MT |
Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
Launch mass | 680 kilograms (1,500 lb) [1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2 December 1971, 17:30:00 | UTC
Rocket | Kosmos-3M |
Launch site | Plesetsk 132/1 |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 21 February 1979 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 486 kilometres (302 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 508 kilometres (316 mi) |
Inclination | 69.2 degrees |
Period | 94.55 minutes |
Kosmos 461 ( Russian: Космос 461 meaning Cosmos 461), also known as DS-U2-MT No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 680-kilogram (1,500 lb) spacecraft, [1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to investigate micrometeoroids and conduct gamma ray astronomy. [2]
A Kosmos-3M carrier rocket, serial number 47119-109, was used to launch Kosmos 461 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 132/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. [3] The launch occurred at 17:30:00 UTC on 2 December 1971, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit. [4]
Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1971-105A. [5] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 05643.
Kosmos 461 was the only DS-U2-MT satellite to be launched. [2] [6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 486 kilometres (302 mi), an apogee of 508 kilometres (316 mi), 69.2 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 94.55 minutes. [7] It completed operations on 14 December 1972, [1] before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 21 February 1979. [7]