Thursday, December 23, 1976

Kosmos 459

  1971-102A


A target satellite, DS-P1-M No. 5, was launched in Nov 1971 into a low orbit, again using the 65.8 degree inclination. This flight, Kosmos-459, seems to have simulated a recon satellite. It was intercepted by Kosmos-462 four days after launch.


Kosmos-459 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1971 Nov 29  1730  Launch by 11K65M  PL  
 1732  Stage 2 burn  
 1738?  Stage 2 sep  
1971 Dec 3  0500   89.34 224 x 260 x 65.81  
 1648? Intercept by Kosmos-462 
1971 Dec 27  1536? Reentered 

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