Kosmos 461
| Mission type | Astronomy Micrometeoroids |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1971-105A |
| SATCAT no. | 05643 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 680 kilograms (1,500 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2 December 1971, 17:30:00 UTC |
| Rocket | 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 (
gamma ray astronomy.[2]
Launch
A
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]
Orbit
Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its
North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number
05643.
Kosmos 461 was the only
reentering the atmosphere on 21 February 1979.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-MT". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ "Cosmos 461". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-MT". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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