Status
Success
Cosmos 481
Launch Time
Sat Mar 25, 1972 10:39 UTC
Sat Mar 25, 1972 10:39 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 481
Cosmos 481 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: 375.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1972
21st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
87th mission
2nd mission of 1972
81st successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission