Saturday, March 19, 1994

Kosmos 488

  1972-034A


The seventh Zenit-4MK flight was launched in May 1972 and may have been used to support SALT treaty verification.


Kosmos-488 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1972 May 5  1120:00  Launch by 11A57  PL  
 1124 Blok-I burn  
 1128 Blok-I sep  
 1833   89.53 183 x 319 x 65.4 (?) 
1972 May 6  0031   89.50 206 x 293 x 65.4 
1972 May 6  0000   89.50 207 x 204 x 65.41 (RAE) 
1972 May   Lower perigee 
1972 May 10  1600   89.01 176 x 274 x 65.4 
  Raise apogee 
1972 May 11  0652   89.77 175 x 350 x 65.4 
1972 May 13  2137   89.61 177 x 332 x 65.4 
  Orbit raise 
1972 May 14  0635   89.80 174 x 354 x 65.4 
1972 May 14  1430   89.79 176 x 353 x 65.41 (RAE) 
1972 May 17 0756Engine sep 
1972 May 17  1223   89.71 178 x 341 x 65.4 
1972 May 18  0445?  Retrofire 
 0455? PO sep 
 0459? Entry 
 0516?  Landed after 12.7d 

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