Kosmos 478

 1972-015A

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Kosmos-478, launched in Mar 1972 from Plesetsk, was a 13 day Zenit-4M flight. The engine was ejected about 3 days before recovery.

Kosmos-478
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1972 Mar 15	1300:01	Launch by 11A57	PL
	1304	Blok-I burn
	1308	Blok-I sep
	2013		89.62 209 x 302 x 65.4
1972 Mar 16	0500		89.48 204 x 295 x 65.39 (RAE)
1972 Mar 17	1227		89.07 175 x 281 x 65.4
1972 Mar 22	1256		89.85 175 x 358 x 65.4
1972 Mar 23	1253		89.67 178 x 337 x 65.4
1972 Mar 23	1900		89.65 177 x 339 x 65.40 (RAE)
1972 Mar 24	1716		89.62 174 x 337 x 65.4
		Adjust orbit
1972 Mar 25	1411		89.67 180 x 335 x 65.4
1972 Mar 25		Engine sep (15E)
1972 Mar 27	2258		89.61 179 x 330 x 65.4
1972 Mar 28	0452?	Retrofire
	0502?	PO sep
	0507?	Entry
	0522?	Landed