Engineering:List of Kosmos satellites (251–500)

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The designation Kosmos (Russian: Космос meaning Cosmos) is a generic name given to a large number of Soviet, and subsequently Russian, satellites, the first of which was launched in 1962. Satellites given Kosmos designations include military spacecraft, failed probes to the Moon and the planets, prototypes for crewed spacecraft, and scientific spacecraft. This is a list of satellites with Kosmos designations between 251 and 500.

List of Kosmos satellites
Designation Type Launch date (GMT) Carrier rocket Function Decay/Destruction* Remarks
Kosmos 251 Zenit-4M 31 October 1968
09:14		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 November 1968
Kosmos 252 IS-A 1 November 1968
00:27		 Tsyklon-2A 11K67 ASAT test 1 November 1968* Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 248
Kosmos 253 Zenit-2 13 November 1968
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 November 1968
Kosmos 254 Zenit-4 21 November 1968
12:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 November 1968
Kosmos 255 Zenit-2 29 November 1968
12:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 7 December 1968
Kosmos 256 Sfera 30 November 1968
12:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy in orbit
Kosmos 257 DS-P1-Yu 3 December 1968
14:52		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 5 March 1969 DS-P1-Yu #17, seventeenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 258 Zenit-2 10 December 1968
08:25		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 December 1968
Kosmos 259 DS-U2-I 14 December 1968
05:09		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Ionospheric 5 May 1969 DS-U2-I #3, third of three DS-U2-I satellites
Kosmos 260 Molniya-1Yu 16 December 1968
09:15		 Molniya-M 8K78M Communication 9 July 1973
Kosmos 261 DS-U2-GK 19 December 1968
23:55		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Studied air density in the upper atmosphere and polar auroras.[1] 12 February 1969 Kosmos 261 marked the way to the Intercosmos Program.[1] DS-U2-GK #1, first of two DS-U2-GK satellites
Kosmos 262 DS-U2-GF 26 December 1968
09:45		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Studied VUV (Vacuum Ultraviolet Light) and Soft X-ray radiation.[1] 18 July 1969 First satellite to study VUV and soft X-ray radiation.[1] DS-U2-GF #1, only DS-U2-GF satellite
Kosmos 263 Zenit-2 12 January 1969
12:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 20 January 1969
Kosmos 264 Zenit-4M 23 January 1969
09:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 February 1969
Kosmos 265 DS-P1-Yu 7 February 1969
13:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 1 May 1969 DS-P1-Yu #21, eighteenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 266 Zenit-2 25 February 1969
10:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 March 1969
Kosmos 267 Zenit-4 26 February 1969
08:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 March 1969
Kosmos 268 DS-P1-Yu 5 March 1969
13:04		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 9 May 1970 DS-P1-Yu #18, nineteenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 269 Tselina-O 5 March 1969
17:25		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 21 October 1978
Kosmos 270 Zenit-4 6 March 1969
12:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 14 March 1969
Kosmos 271 Zenit-4 15 March 1969
12:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 March 1969
Kosmos 272 Sfera 17 March 1969
16:40		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy in orbit
Kosmos 273 Zenit-2 22 March 1969
12:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 30 March 1969
Kosmos 274 Zenit-4 24 March 1969
10:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 1 April 1969
Kosmos 275 DS-P1-I 28 March 1969
16:00		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 7 February 1970 DS-P1-I #5, fifth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Kosmos 276 Zenit-4 4 April 1969
10:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 April 1969
Kosmos 277 DS-P1-Yu 4 April 1969
13:00		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 6 July 1969 DS-P1-Yu #20, twentieth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 278 Zenit-2 9 April 1969
13:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 April 1969
Kosmos 279 Zenit-4 15 April 1969
08:14		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 April 1969
Kosmos 280 Zenit-4M 23 April 1969
09:55		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 May 1969
Kosmos 281 Zenit-2 13 May 1969
09:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 May 1969
Kosmos 282 Zenit-4 20 May 1969
08:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 May 1969
Kosmos 283 DS-P1-Yu 27 May 1969
12:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 10 December 1969 DS-P1-Yu #19, twenty-first of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 284 Zenit-4 29 May 1969
06:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 June 1969
Kosmos 285 DS-P1-Yu 3 June 1969
12:57		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 7 October 1969 DS-P1-Yu #24, twenty-second of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 286 Zenit-4 15 June 1969
08:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 June 1969
Kosmos 287 Zenit-2 24 June 1969
06:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 July 1969
Kosmos 288 Zenit-4 27 June 1969
06:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 July 1969
Kosmos 289 Zenit-4 10 July 1969
09:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 July 1969
Kosmos 290 Zenit-2 22 July 1969
12:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 30 July 1969
Kosmos 291 IS-M 6 August 1969
05:40		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT target 8 September 1969 Spacecraft propulsion system failed, interceptor not launched.[2]
Kosmos 292 Tsiklon 13 August 1969
22:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 293 Zenit-2M 16 August 1969
11:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 August 1969
Kosmos 294 Zenit-4 19 August 1969
13:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 27 August 1969
Kosmos 295 DS-P1-Yu 22 August 1969
14:14		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 1 December 1969 DS-P1-Yu #29, twenty-fourth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 296 Zenit-4 29 August 1969
09:05		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 September 1969
Kosmos 297 Zenit-4 2 September 1969
11:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 10 September 1969
Kosmos 298 OGCh 15 September 1969
16:05		 R-36O 8K69 FOBS 15 September 1969
Kosmos 299 Zenit-4 18 September 1969
08:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 September 1969
Kosmos 300 E-8-5 23 September 1969
14:07		 Proton-K/D 8K82K Lunar sample return 27 September 1969
Kosmos 301 Zenit-2 24 September 1969
12:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 October 1969
Kosmos 302 Zenit-4 17 October 1969
11:45		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 25 October 1969
Kosmos 303 DS-P1-Yu 18 October 1969
10:00		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 23 January 1970 DS-P1-Yu #28, twenty-fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 304 Tsiklon 21 October 1969
12:49		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 305 E-8-5 22 October 1969
14:09		 Proton-K/D 8K82K Lunar sample return 24 October 1969
Kosmos 306 Zenit-2M 24 October 1969
09:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 November 1969
Kosmos 307 DS-P1-Yu 24 October 1969
13:01		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 30 December 1970 DS-P1-Yu #22, twenty-sixth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 308 DS-P1-I 4 November 1969
11:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 4 January 1970 DS-P1-I #7, sixth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Kosmos 309 Zenit-2 12 November 1969
11:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 20 November 1969
Kosmos 310 Zenit-4 15 November 1969
08:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 November 1969
Kosmos 311 DS-P1-Yu 24 November 1969
11:00		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 10 March 1970 DS-P1-Yu #27, twenty-seventh of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 312 Sfera 24 November 1969
16:49		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy in orbit
Kosmos 313 Zenit-2M 3 December 1969
13:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 December 1969
Kosmos 314 DS-P1-Yu 11 December 1969
12:58		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 22 March 1970 DS-P1-Yu #30, twenty-eighth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 315 Tselina-O 20 December 1969
03:26		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 25 March 1979
Kosmos 316 IS-A 23 December 1969
09:25		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 Boilerplate ASAT 28 August 1970 Debris recovered in the United States[2]
Kosmos 317 Zenit-4MK 23 December 1969
13:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 January 1970
Kosmos 318 Zenit-2M 9 January 1970
09:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 January 1970
Kosmos 319 DS-P1-Yu 15 January 1970
13:39		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 1 July 1970 DS-P1-Yu #25, twenty-ninth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 320 DS-MO 16 January 1970
10:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Technology 10 February 1970 DS-MO #3, second of two DS-MO satellites
Kosmos 321 DS-U2-MG 20 January 1970
20:20		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Magnetospheric 23 March 1970 DS-U2-MG #1, first of two DS-U2-MG satellites
Kosmos 322 Zenit-4 21 January 1970
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 January 1970
Kosmos 323 Zenit-4 10 February 1970
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 February 1970
Kosmos 324 DS-P1-Yu 27 February 1970
17:24		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 23 May 1970 DS-P1-Yu #32, thirtieth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 325 Zenit-2 4 March 1970
12:14		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 March 1970
Kosmos 326 Zenit-2 13 March 1970
08:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 March 1970
Kosmos 327 DS-P1-I 18 March 1970
14:39		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 19 January 1971 DS-P1-I #8, eighth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Kosmos 328 Zenit-4MK 27 March 1970
11:45		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 9 April 1970
Kosmos 329 Zenit-2M 3 April 1970
08:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 April 1970
Kosmos 330 Tselina-O 7 April 1970
11:10		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 12 June 1979
Kosmos 331 Zenit-4 8 April 1970
10:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 April 1970
Kosmos 332 Tsiklon 11 April 1970
17:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 333 Zenit-4M 15 April 1970
09:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 April 1970
Kosmos 334 DS-P1-Yu 23 April 1970
13:20		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 9 August 1970 DS-P1-Yu #31, thirty-first of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 335 DS-U1-R 24 April 1970
22:24		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Atmospheric 22 June 1970 DS-U1-R #1, only DS-U1-R satellite
Kosmos 336 Strela-1M 25 April 1970
17:09		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit Plesetsk launch. Orbits 1313 x 1554 km. Inclinations 74 degrees. First launch of 8 satellites on one rocket. Each satellite believed to be a spheroid about 1 meter long and 80 cm diameter.[1]
Kosmos 337 Strela-1M Communication
Kosmos 338 Strela-1M Communication
Kosmos 339 Strela-1M Communication
Kosmos 340 Strela-1M Communication
Kosmos 341 Strela-1M Communication
Kosmos 342 Strela-1M Communication
Kosmos 343 Strela-1M Communication
Kosmos 344 Zenit-2 12 May 1970
10:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 20 May 1970
Kosmos 345 Zenit-4 20 May 1970
09:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 May 1970
Kosmos 346 Zenit-4 10 June 1970
09:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 June 1970
Kosmos 347 DS-P1-Yu 12 June 1970
09:30		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 7 November 1971 DS-P1-Yu #35, thirty-third of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 348 DS-U2-GK 13 June 1970
04:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Aeronomy, Auroral 25 July 1970 DS-U2-GK #2, second of two DS-U2-GK satellites
Kosmos 349 Zenit-4 17 June 1970
12:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 25 June 1970
Kosmos 350 Zenit-2M 26 June 1970
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 8 July 1970
Kosmos 351 DS-P1-Yu 27 June 1970
07:39		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 13 October 1970 DS-P1-Yu #38, thirty-fourth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 352 Zenit-4 7 July 1970
10:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 July 1970
Kosmos 353 Zenit-2M 9 July 1970
13:35		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 July 1970
Kosmos 354 OGCh 28 July 1970
22:00		 R-36O 8K69 FOBS 28 July 1970
Kosmos 355 Zenit-4 7 August 1970
09:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 August 1970
Kosmos 356 DS-U2-MG 10 August 1970
19:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Magnetospheric 2 October 1970 DS-U2-MG #2, second of two DS-U2-MG satellites
Kosmos 357 DS-P1-Yu 19 August 1970
14:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 24 November 1970 DS-P1-Yu #40, thirty-fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 358 Tsiklon[3] 20 August 1970
14:30		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation 26 June 1990 Incorrect orbit[3]
Kosmos 359 4V-1 22 August 1970
05:06		 Molniya-M 8K78M Venus lander 6 November 1970 Baikonur launch. Failed to achieve escape velocity. Almost certainly intended to be Venera 8. Given the Kosmos number after failure.[1]
Kosmos 360 Zenit-4M 29 August 1970
08:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 8 September 1970
Kosmos 361 Zenit-4M 8 September 1970
10:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 September 1970
Kosmos 362 DS-P1-I 16 September 1970
11:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 13 October 1971 DS-P1-I #9, ninth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Kosmos 363 Zenit-2M 17 September 1970
08:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 September 1970
Kosmos 364 Zenit-4MK 22 September 1970
13:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 October 1970
Kosmos 365 OGCh 25 September 1970
14:05		 R-36O 8K69M FOBS 25 September 1970
Kosmos 366 Zenit-2M 1 October 1970
08:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 13 October 1970
Kosmos 367 US-A 3 October 1970
10:26		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 Reconnaissance 31 October 1970
Kosmos 368 Zenit-2M 8 October 1970
12:39		 Voskhod 11A57 Zenit-2M 14 October 1970
Kosmos 369 DS-P1-Yu 8 October 1970
15:10		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 22 January 1971 DS-P1-Yu #42, thirty-sixth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 370 Zenit-4M 9 October 1970
11:04		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 October 1970
Kosmos 371 Tsiklon 12 October 1970
13:57		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 372 Strela-2 16 October 1970
14:59		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 373 IS-M 20 October 1970
05:38		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT target 8 March 1980 Intercepted by Kosmos 374 and Kosmos 375 in non-destructive tests.[2]
Kosmos 374 IS-A 23 October 1970
04:42		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT test 23 October 1970* Performed non-destructive intercept of Kosmos 373, self-destructed after completion of test[2]
Kosmos 375 IS-A 30 October 1970
02:36		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT test 30 October 1970* Performed non-destructive intercept of Kosmos 373, self-destructed after completion of test[2]
Kosmos 376 Zenit-4M 30 October 1970
13:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 November 1970
Kosmos 377 Zenit-2M 11 November 1970
09:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 November 1970
Kosmos 378 DS-U2-IP 17 November 1970
18:20		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Ionospheric 17 August 1972 DS-U2-IP #1, only DS-U2-IP satellite
Kosmos 379 LK-T2K 24 November 1970
05:15		 Soyuz-L 11A511L Uncrewed research test vehicle for Soviet human lunar program.[1] 21 September 1983 Baikonur launch. Orbital inclination 52 degrees. Uncrewed lunar program research, similar to Kosmos 398 and Kosmos 434.[1]
Kosmos 380 DS-P1-Yu 24 November 1970
10:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 17 June 1971 DS-P1-Yu #26, thirty-seventh of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 381 Ionosfernaya 2 December 1970
04:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Craft studied the physical structure of the layers of the Ionosphere.[1] Expected to decay in 1,200 years.[1] Plesetsk launch. Orbit 971 x 1,013 km. Incliation 74 degrees. Study of Ionosphere covered almost the entire Earth's surface.[1]
Kosmos 382 Soyuz 7K-L1E 2 December 1970
17:00		 Proton-K/D 8K82K Test in orbit
Kosmos 383 Zenit-4MK 3 December 1970
13:55		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 December 1970
Kosmos 384 Zenit-2M 10 December 1970
11:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 December 1970
Kosmos 385 Tsiklon 12 December 1970
13:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit Orbit was a nearly circular 1000 km. First Navsat Kosmos to be placed in this orbit. All previous Navsat Kosmos satellites had been placed in orbits just within 800 km orbit. Inclination 74 degrees.[4]
Kosmos 386 Zenit-4M 15 December 1970
10:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 December 1970
Kosmos 387 Tselina-O 16 December 1970
04:29		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 19 January 1980
Kosmos 388 DS-P1-Yu 18 December 1970
09:39		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 10 May 1971 DS-P1-Yu #43, thirty-eighth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 389 Tselina-D 18 December 1970
16:15		 Vostok-2M 8A92M ELINT 24 November 2003
Kosmos 390 Zenit-4M 12 January 1971
09:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 25 January 1971
Kosmos 391 DS-P1-I 14 January 1971
12:00		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 21 February 1972 DS-P1-I #11, tenth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Kosmos 392 Zenit-2M 21 January 1971
08:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 February 1971
Kosmos 393 DS-P1-Yu 26 January 1971
12:44		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 16 June 1971 DS-P1-Yu #34, thirty-ninth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 394 DS-P1-M 9 February 1971
18:48		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ASAT target 25 February 1971* DS-P1-M #2, second of five DS-P1-M satellites, intercepted and destroyed by Kosmos 397[2]
Kosmos 395 Tselina-O 17 February 1971
21:09		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 6 April 1980
Kosmos 396 Zenit-4M 18 February 1971
13:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 3 March 1971
Kosmos 397 IS-A 25 February 1971
11:11		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT test 25 February 1971* Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 394[2]
Kosmos 398 LK-T2K 26 February 1971
05:06		 Soyuz-L 11A511L Uncrewed research test vehicle for Soviet human lunar program.[1] 10 December 1995 Baikonur launch. Orbital inclination 52 degrees. Uncrewed lunar program research, similar to Kosmos 379 and Kosmos 434.[1]
Kosmos 399 Zenit-4M 3 March 1971
09:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 March 1971
Kosmos 400 DS-P1-M 18 March 1971
21:45		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ASAT target 4 April 1971* DS-P1-M #3, third of five DS-P1-M satellites, intercepted and destroyed by Kosmos 404
Kosmos 401 Zenit-4M 27 March 1971
10:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 9 April 1971
Kosmos 402 US-A 1 April 1971
11:29		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 Reconnaissance 6 May 1971
Kosmos 403 Zenit-2M 2 April 1971
08:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 14 April 1971
Kosmos 404 IS-A 4 April 1971
14:27		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT test 4 April 1971* Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 400
Kosmos 405 Tselina-D 7 April 1971
07:10		 Vostok-2M 8A92M ELINT 3 November 2023[5]
Kosmos 406 Zenit-4M 14 April 1971
08:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 April 1971
Kosmos 407 Strela-2 23 April 1971
11:30		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 408 DS-P1-Yu 24 April 1971
11:15		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 29 December 1971 DS-P1-Yu #37, forty-first of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 409 Sfera 28 April 1971
14:35		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy in orbit
Kosmos 410 Zenit-2M 6 May 1971
06:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 May 1971
Kosmos 411 Strela-1M 7 May 1971
14:20		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 412 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 413 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 414 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 415 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 416 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 417 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 418 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 419 3MS 10 May 1971
16:58		 Proton-K/D 8K82K Mars probe 12 May 1971 Failed to leave Earth orbit for Mars and was given a Kosmos number. Decayed into Earth atmosphere after 2 days.[1]
Kosmos 420 Zenit-4M 18 May 1971
08:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 May 1971
Kosmos 421 DS-P1-Yu 19 May 1971
10:20		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 8 November 1971 DS-P1-Yu #48, forty-second of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 422 Tsiklon 22 May 1971
00:51		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 423 DS-P1-Yu 27 May 1971
11:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 26 November 1971 DS-P1-Yu #47, forty-third of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 424 Zenit-4M 28 May 1971
10:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 10 June 1971
Kosmos 425 Tselina-O 29 May 1971
03:49		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 15 January 1980
Kosmos 426 DS-U2-K 4 June 1971
18:10		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Magnetospheric 11 May 2002 DS-U2-K #1, only DS-U2-K satellite
Kosmos 427 Zenit-4MK 11 June 1971
10:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 June 1971
Kosmos 428 Zenit-2M 24 June 1971
07:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 July 1971
Kosmos 429 Zenit-4M 20 July 1971
10:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 August 1971
Kosmos 430 Zenit-4M 23 July 1971
11:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 August 1971
Kosmos 431 Zenit-2M 30 July 1971
08:29		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 August 1971
Kosmos 432 Zenit-4M 5 August 1971
10:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 August 1971
Kosmos 433 OGCh 8 August 1971
23:45		 R-36O 8K69M FOBS 9 August 1971 Baikonur launch. Orbit 159 x 259 km. Inclination 49 degrees. FOBS test satellite. Possibly recovered after slightly less than one orbit.[1]
Kosmos 434 LK-T2K 12 August 1971
05:30		 Soyuz-L 11A511L Uncrewed research test vehicle for USSR human lunar program.[1] 23 August 1981 Baikonur launch. Orbital inclination 52 degrees. Uncrewed lunar program research, similar to Kosmos 379 and Kosmos 398. Kosmos 434 described as 'Experimental lunar cabin'.[1]
Kosmos 435 DS-P1-Yu 27 August 1971
10:54		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 28 January 1972 DS-P1-Yu #41, forty-fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 436 Tselina-O 7 September 1971
01:15		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 4 January 1980
Kosmos 437 Tselina-O 10 September 1971
03:37		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 29 March 1980
Kosmos 438 Zenit-4MK 14 September 1971
13:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 27 September 1971
Kosmos 439 Zenit-2M 21 September 1971
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 October 1971
Kosmos 440 DS-P1-I 24 September 1971
10:30		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 29 October 1972 DS-P1-I #10, eleventh of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Kosmos 441 Zenit-4M 28 September 1971
07:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 10 October 1971
Kosmos 442 Zenit-4M 29 September 1971
11:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 October 1971
Kosmos 443 Zenit-2M 7 October 1971
12:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 19 October 1971
Kosmos 444 Strela-1M 13 October 1971
13:41		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 445 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 446 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 447 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 448 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 449 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 450 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 451 Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 452 Zenit-4M 14 October 1971
09:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 27 October 1971
Kosmos 453 DS-P1-Yu 19 October 1971
12:40		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 19 March 1972 DS-P1-Yu #44, forty-sixth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 454 Zenit-4M 2 November 1971
14:25		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 November 1971
Kosmos 455 DS-P1-Yu 17 November 1971
11:09		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 9 April 1972 DS-P1-Yu #54, forty-seventh of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 456 Zenit-4M 19 November 1971
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 December 1971
Kosmos 457 Sfera 20 November 1971
18:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy in orbit
Kosmos 458 DS-P1-Yu 29 November 1971
10:09		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 20 April 1972 DS-P1-Yu #53, forty-eighth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 459 DS-P1-M 29 November 1971
17:30		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ASAT target 3 December 1971* DS-P1-M #5, fourth of five DS-P1-M satellites, intercepted and destroyed by Kosmos 462
Kosmos 460 Tselina-O 30 November 1971
16:39		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 5 March 1980
Kosmos 461 DS-U2-MT 2 December 1971
17:30		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Micrometeroids, Astronomy 21 February 1979 DS-U2-MT #1, only DS-U2-MT satellite
Kosmos 462 IS-A 3 December 1971
13:19		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT test 3 December 1971* Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 459
Kosmos 463 Zenit-4M 6 December 1971
09:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 December 1971
Kosmos 464 Zenit-4M 10 December 1971
11:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 December 1971
Kosmos 465 Tsiklon 15 December 1971
04:31		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 466 Zenit-4M 16 December 1971
09:39		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 27 December 1971
Kosmos 467 DS-P1-Yu 17 December 1971
10:39		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 18 April 1972 DS-P1-Yu #45, forty-ninth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 468 Strela-2 17 December 1971
13:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 469 US-A 25 December 1971
11:30		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 Reconnaissance 9 February 1972
Kosmos 470 Zenit-4MT 27 December 1971
14:04		 Soyuz-M 11A511M Reconnaissance 6 January 1972
Kosmos 471 Zenit-4M 12 January 1972
09:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 25 January 1972
Kosmos 472 DS-P1-Yu 25 January 1972
11:15		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 18 August 1972 DS-P1-Yu #52, fiftieth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 473 Zenit-2M 3 February 1972
08:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 February 1972
Kosmos 474 Zenit-4M 16 February 1972
09:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 February 1972
Kosmos 475 Tsiklon 25 February 1972
07:52		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 476 Tselina-D 1 March 1972
11:15		 Vostok-2M 8A92M ELINT 25 October 1991
Kosmos 477 Zenit-2M 4 March 1972
10:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 March 1972
Kosmos 478 Zenit-4M 15 March 1972
13:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 March 1972
Kosmos 479 Tselina-O 22 March 1972
20:30		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 13 April 1980
Kosmos 480 Sfera 25 March 1972
02:20		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy in orbit
Kosmos 481 DS-P1-Yu 25 March 1972
10:39		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 2 September 1972 DS-P1-Yu #46, fifty-first of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 482 4V-1 31 March 1972
04:02		 Molniya-M 8K78M Venus lander 5 May 1981 Intended to be Venera 9 and was launched 4 days after Venera 8. Failed to leave Earth orbit and was given a Kosmos number.[1] Came down over southern New Zealand
Kosmos 483 Zenit-4M 3 April 1972
10:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 April 1972
Kosmos 484 Zenit-2M 6 April 1972
08:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 April 1972
Kosmos 485 DS-P1-Yu 11 April 1972
11:04		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 30 August 1972 DS-P1-Yu #58, fifty-second of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 486 Zenit-4M 14 April 1972
08:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 27 April 1972
Kosmos 487 DS-P1-Yu 21 April 1972
11:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 24 September 1972 DS-P1-Yu #57, fifty-third of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 488 Zenit-4MK 5 May 1972
11:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 May 1972
Kosmos 489 Tsiklon 6 May 1972
11:24		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 490 Zenit-2M 17 May 1972
10:19		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 May 1972
Kosmos 491 Zenit-4M 25 May 1972
06:35		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 8 June 1972
Kosmos 492 Zenit-4M 9 June 1972
06:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 June 1972
Kosmos 493 Zenit-2M 21 June 1972
06:25		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 3 July 1972
Kosmos 494 Strela-2 23 June 1972
09:24		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 495 Zenit-4M 23 June 1972
11:19		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 July 1972
Kosmos 496 Soyuz 7K-T 26 June 1972
14:53		 Soyuz 11A511 Test 2 July 1972 Baikonur launch. Orbit 195 x 343 km. Inclination 51 degrees. Was probably a test of equipment for crewed space flights. Possibly redesigned Soyuz/Salyut hatch.[1]
Kosmos 497 DS-P1-I 30 June 1972
09:19		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 7 November 1973 DS-P1-I #12, twelfth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Kosmos 498 DS-P1-Yu 5 July 1972
09:29		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 25 November 1972 DS-P1-Yu #56, fifty-fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites
Kosmos 499 Zenit-4M 6 July 1972
10:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 July 1972
Kosmos 500 Tselina-O 10 July 1972
16:15		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 29 March 1980
* — satellite was destroyed in orbit rather than decaying and burning up in the Earth's atmosphere
List of Kosmos satellites

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Wade, Mark. "IS-A". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20120122021229/http://www.astronautix.com/craft/isa.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-28. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wade, Mark. "Tsiklon". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120602210738/http://www.astronautix.com/craft/tsiklon.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-28. 
  4. ↑ Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p209
  5. ↑ Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (4 November 2023). "One of the first Tselina-D elint satellites, launched in 1971 and codenamed Kosmos-405, reentered over the Pacific at 0327 UTC Nov 3 after 52.6 years in orbit.". https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1720579366067814792. 



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