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title="number">no.</abbr></a></th><td class="infobox-data">06076<span style="float:right"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53581?uselang=en#P377" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Spacecraft properties</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spacecraft type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-I&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-I (page does not exist)">DS-P1-I</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yuzhnoye_Design_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Yuzhnoye Design Bureau">Yuzhnoye</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch mass</th><td class="infobox-data">300 kilograms (660&#160;lb)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Start of mission</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch date</th><td class="infobox-data">30 June 1972, 09:19:49<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart">1972-06-30UTC09:19:49Z</span>)</span>&#160;UTC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rocket</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-2I" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos-2I">Kosmos-2I</a> 63SM</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Plesetsk_Cosmodrome" title="Plesetsk Cosmodrome">Plesetsk</a> <a href="/wiki/Plesetsk_Cosmodrome_Site_133" title="Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133">133/1</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">End of mission</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Decay date</th><td class="infobox-data">7 November 1973<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtend">1973-11-08</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Orbital parameters</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference&#160;system</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Geocentric_orbit" title="Geocentric orbit">Geocentric</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Regime</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">Low Earth</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Apsis" title="Apsis">Perigee altitude</a></th><td class="infobox-data">271 kilometres (168&#160;mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Apsis" title="Apsis">Apogee altitude</a></th><td class="infobox-data">787 kilometres (489&#160;mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Orbital_inclination" title="Orbital inclination">Inclination</a></th><td class="infobox-data">70.9 degrees</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Orbital_period" title="Orbital period">Period</a></th><td class="infobox-data">95.2 minutes</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kosmos 497</b> (<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Космос 497</span> meaning <i>Cosmos 497</i>), also known as <b>DS-P1-I No.12</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Satellite" title="Satellite">satellite</a> which was used as a <a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">radar</a> target for <a href="/wiki/Anti-ballistic_missile" title="Anti-ballistic missile">anti-ballistic missile</a> tests. It was launched by the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> in 1972 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Dnepropetrovsk_Sputnik" title="Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik">Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik</a> programme.<sup id="cite_ref-EA-DSP1I_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EA-DSP1I-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was launched aboard a <a href="/wiki/Kosmos-2I" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos-2I">Kosmos-2I</a> 63SM rocket,<sup id="cite_ref-JSR-LL_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSR-LL-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> from <a href="/wiki/Plesetsk_Cosmodrome_Site_133" title="Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133">Site 133/1</a> at <a href="/wiki/Plesetsk_Cosmodrome" title="Plesetsk Cosmodrome">Plesetsk</a>. The launch occurred at 09:19:49 UTC on 30 June 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-EA-K2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EA-K2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kosmos 497 was placed into a <a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">low Earth orbit</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Apsis" title="Apsis">perigee</a> of 271 kilometres (168&#160;mi), an <a href="/wiki/Apsis" title="Apsis">apogee</a> of 787 kilometres (489&#160;mi), 70.9 degrees of <a href="/wiki/Inclination" class="mw-redirect" title="Inclination">inclination</a>, and an <a href="/wiki/Orbital_period" title="Orbital period">orbital period</a> of 95.2 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-EA-DSP1I_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EA-DSP1I-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It <a href="/wiki/Orbital_decay" title="Orbital decay">decayed</a> from orbit on 7 November 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-JSR-SC_4-0" 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_106" title="Kosmos 106">Kosmos 106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_148" title="Kosmos 148">Kosmos 148</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_204" title="Kosmos 204">Kosmos 204</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_242" title="Kosmos 242">Kosmos 242</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_275" title="Kosmos 275">Kosmos 275</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_308" title="Kosmos 308">Kosmos 308</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-I_No.6&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-I No.6 (page does not exist)">#6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_327" title="Kosmos 327">Kosmos 327</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_362" title="Kosmos 362">Kosmos 362</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_391" title="Kosmos 391">Kosmos 391</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_440" title="Kosmos 440">Kosmos 440</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kosmos 497</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_615" title="Kosmos 615">Kosmos 615</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_662" title="Kosmos 662">Kosmos 662</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_750" title="Kosmos 750">Kosmos 750</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_801" title="Kosmos 801">Kosmos 801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_849" title="Kosmos 849">Kosmos 849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_901" title="Kosmos 901">Kosmos 901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_919" title="Kosmos 919">Kosmos 919</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">P1-M</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-M_No.1&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-M No.1 (page does not exist)">#1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_394" title="Kosmos 394">Kosmos 394</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_400" title="Kosmos 400">Kosmos 400</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_459" title="Kosmos 459">Kosmos 459</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_521" title="Kosmos 521">Kosmos 521</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lira_(satellite)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Lira (satellite) (page does not exist)">P1-M Lira</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lira_No.1&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Lira No.1 (page does not exist)">#1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_803" title="Kosmos 803">Kosmos 803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_839" title="Kosmos 839">Kosmos 839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_880" title="Kosmos 880">Kosmos 880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_909" title="Kosmos 909">Kosmos 909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_959" title="Kosmos 959">Kosmos 959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_967" title="Kosmos 967">Kosmos 967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_1171" title="Kosmos 1171">Kosmos 1171</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_1241" title="Kosmos 1241">Kosmos 1241</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_1375" title="Kosmos 1375">Kosmos 1375</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">P1-Yu</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_36" title="Kosmos 36">Kosmos 36</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-Yu_No.2&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-Yu No.2 (page does not exist)">#2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_76" title="Kosmos 76">Kosmos 76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_101" title="Kosmos 101">Kosmos 101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_116" title="Kosmos 116">Kosmos 116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_123" title="Kosmos 123">Kosmos 123</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_152" title="Kosmos 152">Kosmos 152</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_165" title="Kosmos 165">Kosmos 165</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_173" title="Kosmos 173">Kosmos 173</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_176" title="Kosmos 176">Kosmos 176</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_191" title="Kosmos 191">Kosmos 191</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_211" title="Kosmos 211">Kosmos 211</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_221" title="Kosmos 221">Kosmos 221</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_222" title="Kosmos 222">Kosmos 222</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_233" title="Kosmos 233">Kosmos 233</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_245" title="Kosmos 245">Kosmos 245</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_257" title="Kosmos 257">Kosmos 257</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_265" title="Kosmos 265">Kosmos 265</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_268" title="Kosmos 268">Kosmos 268</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_277" title="Kosmos 277">Kosmos 277</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_283" title="Kosmos 283">Kosmos 283</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_285" title="Kosmos 285">Kosmos 285</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-Yu_No.23&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-Yu No.23 (page does not exist)">#23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_295" title="Kosmos 295">Kosmos 295</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_303" title="Kosmos 303">Kosmos 303</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_307" title="Kosmos 307">Kosmos 307</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_311" title="Kosmos 311">Kosmos 311</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_314" title="Kosmos 314">Kosmos 314</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_319" title="Kosmos 319">Kosmos 319</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_324" title="Kosmos 324">Kosmos 324</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_334" title="Kosmos 334">Kosmos 334</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-Yu_No.36&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-Yu No.36 (page does not exist)">#36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_347" title="Kosmos 347">Kosmos 347</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_351" title="Kosmos 351">Kosmos 351</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_357" title="Kosmos 357">Kosmos 357</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_369" title="Kosmos 369">Kosmos 369</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_380" title="Kosmos 380">Kosmos 380</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_388" title="Kosmos 388">Kosmos 388</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_393" title="Kosmos 393">Kosmos 393</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-Yu_No.39&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-Yu No.39 (page does not exist)">#39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_408" title="Kosmos 408">Kosmos 408</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_421" title="Kosmos 421">Kosmos 421</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_423" title="Kosmos 423">Kosmos 423</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-Yu_No.33&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-Yu No.33 (page does not exist)">#33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_435" title="Kosmos 435">Kosmos 435</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_453" title="Kosmos 453">Kosmos 453</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_455" title="Kosmos 455">Kosmos 455</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_458" title="Kosmos 458">Kosmos 458</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_467" title="Kosmos 467">Kosmos 467</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_472" title="Kosmos 472">Kosmos 472</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_481" title="Kosmos 481">Kosmos 481</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_485" title="Kosmos 485">Kosmos 485</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_487" title="Kosmos 487">Kosmos 487</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-Yu_No.51&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-Yu No.51 (page does not exist)">#51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_498" title="Kosmos 498">Kosmos 498</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_501" title="Kosmos 501">Kosmos 501</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_523" title="Kosmos 523">Kosmos 523</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_524" title="Kosmos 524">Kosmos 524</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_526" title="Kosmos 526">Kosmos 526</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_545" title="Kosmos 545">Kosmos 545</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_553" title="Kosmos 553">Kosmos 553</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_558" title="Kosmos 558">Kosmos 558</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_562" title="Kosmos 562">Kosmos 562</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_580" title="Kosmos 580">Kosmos 580</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_601" title="Kosmos 601">Kosmos 601</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_608" title="Kosmos 608">Kosmos 608</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_611" title="Kosmos 611">Kosmos 611</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_633" title="Kosmos 633">Kosmos 633</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_634" title="Kosmos 634">Kosmos 634</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-Yu_No.68&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-Yu No.68 (page does not exist)">#68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_668" title="Kosmos 668">Kosmos 668</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_686" title="Kosmos 686">Kosmos 686</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_695" title="Kosmos 695">Kosmos 695</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_703" title="Kosmos 703">Kosmos 703</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_705" title="Kosmos 705">Kosmos 705</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_725" title="Kosmos 725">Kosmos 725</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_745" title="Kosmos 745">Kosmos 745</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_818" title="Kosmos 818">Kosmos 818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_850" title="Kosmos 850">Kosmos 850</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">DS-U1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_108" title="Kosmos 108">Kosmos 108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_196" title="Kosmos 196">Kosmos 196</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-U1-Ya_No.1&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-U1-Ya No.1 (page does not exist)">Ya #1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_215" title="Kosmos 215">Kosmos 215</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_225" title="Kosmos 225">Kosmos 225</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_2&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 2 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_335" title="Kosmos 335">Kosmos 335</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_8&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 8 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 8</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">DS-U2</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_93" title="Kosmos 93">Kosmos 93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_95" title="Kosmos 95">Kosmos 95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_97" title="Kosmos 97">Kosmos 97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_119" title="Kosmos 119">Kosmos 119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_135" title="Kosmos 135">Kosmos 135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_137" title="Kosmos 137">Kosmos 137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_142" title="Kosmos 142">Kosmos 142</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_145" title="Kosmos 145">Kosmos 145</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_163" title="Kosmos 163">Kosmos 163</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_197" title="Kosmos 197">Kosmos 197</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_202" title="Kosmos 202">Kosmos 202</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_219" title="Kosmos 219">Kosmos 219</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_259" title="Kosmos 259">Kosmos 259</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_261" title="Kosmos 261">Kosmos 261</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_262" title="Kosmos 262">Kosmos 262</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_321" title="Kosmos 321">Kosmos 321</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_348" title="Kosmos 348">Kosmos 348</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_3&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 3 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_356" title="Kosmos 356">Kosmos 356</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_378" title="Kosmos 378">Kosmos 378</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_426" title="Kosmos 426">Kosmos 426</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_5&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 5 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_461" title="Kosmos 461">Kosmos 461</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oreol-1&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Oreol-1 (page does not exist)">Oreol-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_9&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 9 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 9</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_10&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 10 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 10</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oreol-2&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Oreol-2 (page does not exist)">Oreol-2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_12&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 12 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 12</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_13&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 13 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 13</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_14&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 14 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 14</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">DS-U3</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_166" title="Kosmos 166">Kosmos 166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_230" title="Kosmos 230">Kosmos 230</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_1&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 1 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_4&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 4 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 4</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_7&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 7 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 7</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_11&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 11 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 11</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_14&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 14 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 14</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_16&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 16 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 16</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omega_(satellite)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Omega (satellite) (page does not exist)">Omega</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_14" title="Kosmos 14">Kosmos 14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_23" title="Kosmos 23">Kosmos 23</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="←_1971Orbital_launches_in_19721973_→" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Orbital_launches_in_1972" title="Template:Orbital launches in 1972"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Orbital_launches_in_1972" title="Template talk:Orbital launches in 1972"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Orbital_launches_in_1972" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Orbital launches in 1972"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="←_1971Orbital_launches_in_19721973_→" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/1971_in_spaceflight" title="1971 in spaceflight">← 1971</a></div><a href="/wiki/1972_in_spaceflight" title="1972 in spaceflight"><span class="vevent"><span class="summary">Orbital launches in <span class="dtstart">1972</span></span></span></a><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1973_in_spaceflight" title="1973 in spaceflight">1973 →</a></div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_471&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 471 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 471</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_1737&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 1737 (page does not exist)">OPS 1737</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_7719&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 7719 (page does not exist)">OPS 7719</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intelsat_IV_F-4" title="Intelsat IV F-4">Intelsat IV F-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_472" title="Kosmos 472">Kosmos 472</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HEOS-2&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="HEOS-2 (page does not exist)">HEOS-2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_473&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 473 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 473</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luna_20" title="Luna 20">Luna 20</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_474&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 474 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 474</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_1844&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 1844 (page does not exist)">OPS 1844</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_475&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 475 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 475</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_1570&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 1570 (page does not exist)">OPS 1570</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_476&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 476 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 476</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_10" title="Pioneer 10">Pioneer 10</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_477&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 477 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 477</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nauka-14KS_No.1&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Nauka-14KS No.1 (page does not exist)">Nauka-14KS No.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TD-1A" title="TD-1A">TD-1A</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_478&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 478 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 478</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_1678&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 1678 (page does not exist)">OPS 1678</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_479&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 479 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 479</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_5058&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 5058 (page does not exist)">OPS 5058</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_480&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 480 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 480</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_481" title="Kosmos 481">Kosmos 481</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venera_8" title="Venera 8">Venera 8</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meteor-MV_No.23&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Meteor-MV No.23 (page does not exist)">Meteor-MV No.23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_482" title="Kosmos 482">Kosmos 482</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_483&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 483 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 483</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Molniya-1_No.27&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Molniya-1 No.27 (page does not exist)">Molniya-1 No.27</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=SRET-1&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="SRET-1 (page does not exist)">SRET-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_484&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 484 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 484</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nauka-5KS_No.3&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Nauka-5KS No.3 (page does not exist)">Nauka-5KS No.3</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_6&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 6 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_485" title="Kosmos 485">Kosmos 485</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prognoz_1&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Prognoz 1 (page does not exist)">Prognoz 1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_486&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 486 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 486</a></li> <li><u><a href="/wiki/Apollo_16" title="Apollo 16">Apollo 16</a></u> (<a href="/wiki/PFS-2" class="mw-redirect" title="PFS-2">PFS-2</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_5640&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 5640 (page does not exist)">OPS 5640</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_487" title="Kosmos 487">Kosmos 487</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=DS-P1-Yu_No._51&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="DS-P1-Yu No. 51 (page does not exist)">DS-P1-Yu No. 51</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_488&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 488 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 488</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_489&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 489 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 489</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_490&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 490 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 490</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nauka-1KS_No.5&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Nauka-1KS No.5 (page does not exist)">Nauka-1KS No.5</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Molniya-2-2&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Molniya-2-2 (page does not exist)">Molniya-2-2</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_6574&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 6574 (page does not exist)">OPS 6574</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_491&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 491 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 491</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_6371&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 6371 (page does not exist)">OPS 6371</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_492&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 492 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 492</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intelsat_IV_F-5" title="Intelsat IV F-5">Intelsat IV F-5</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_493&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 493 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 493</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_494&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 494 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 494</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_495&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 495 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 495</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_496" title="Kosmos 496">Kosmos 496</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prognoz_2&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Prognoz 2 (page does not exist)">Prognoz 2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interkosmos_7&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Interkosmos 7 (page does not exist)">Interkosmos 7</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kosmos 497</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meteor-MV_No.26&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Meteor-MV No.26 (page does not exist)">Meteor-MV No.26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_498" title="Kosmos 498">Kosmos 498</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_499&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 499 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 499</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_7293&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 7293 (page does not exist)">OPS 7293</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_7803&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 7803 (page does not exist)">OPS 7803</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_500&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 500 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 500</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_501" title="Kosmos 501">Kosmos 501</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_502&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 502 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 502</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_503&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 503 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 503</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_504&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 504 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 504</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_505&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 505 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 505</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_506&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 506 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 506</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_507&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 507 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 507</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_508&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 508 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 508</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_509&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 509 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 509</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_510&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 510 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 510</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_511&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 511 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 511</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landsat_1" title="Landsat 1">ERTS-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_512&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 512 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 512</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DOS-2" title="DOS-2">DOS No.122</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_513&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 513 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 513</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Explorer_46" title="Explorer 46">Explorer 46</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_514&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 514 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 514</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_515&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 515 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 515</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denpa_(satellite)" title="Denpa (satellite)">Denpa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Copernicus_(satellite)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Copernicus (satellite) (page does not exist)">Copernicus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_516&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 516 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 516</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_517&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 517 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 517</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_8888&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 8888 (page does not exist)">OPS 8888</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_1972_Voskhod_launch_failure&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="September 1972 Voskhod launch failure (page does not exist)">Unnamed</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triad_1&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Triad 1 (page does not exist)">Triad 1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_518&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 518 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 518</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_519&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 519 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 519</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_520" title="Kosmos 520">Kosmos 520</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Explorer_47" title="Explorer 47">Explorer 47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_521" title="Kosmos 521">Kosmos 521</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Molniya-2-3&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Molniya-2-3 (page does not exist)">Molniya-2-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radcat_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Radcat 2">Radcat 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radsat" title="Radsat">Radsat</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosmos_522&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosmos 522 (page does not exist)">Kosmos 522</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_523" title="Kosmos 523">Kosmos 523</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_8314&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 8314 (page does not exist)">OPS 8314</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OPS_8314/2&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OPS 8314/2 (page does not exist)">OPS 8314/2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_524" title="Kosmos 524">Kosmos 524</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Molniya-1_No.26&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Molniya-1 No.26 (page does not exist)">Molniya-1 No.26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NOAA-2" title="NOAA-2">NOAA-2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OSCAR-6&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="OSCAR-6 (page does not exist)">OSCAR-6</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=October_1972_Kosmos-3M_launch_failure&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="October 1972 Kosmos-3M launch failure (page does not exist)">Unnamed</a></i></li> <li><a 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