Kosmos 501

Mission type| ABM radar target
COSPAR ID| 1972-054A
SATCAT no.| 06099
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type| DS-P1-Yu
Manufacturer| Yuzhnoye
Launch mass| 250 kilograms (550 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date| 12 July 1972, 05:59:57 (1972-07-12UTC05:59:57Z) UTC
Rocket| Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site| Kapustin Yar 86/4
End of mission
Decay date| 9 May 1974 (1974-05-10)
Orbital parameters
Reference system| Geocentric
Regime| Low Earth
Perigee altitude| 215 kilometres (134 mi)
Apogee altitude| 2,071 kilometres (1,287 mi)
Inclination| 48.4 degrees
Period| 108.2 minutes

Kosmos 501 (Russian: Космос 501 meaning Cosmos 501), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.50, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1972 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250-kilogram (550 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used as a radar calibration target for anti-ballistic missile tests.[1]

Kosmos 501 was successfully launched into low Earth orbit at 05:59:57 UTC on 12 July 1972.[2] The launch took place from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar,[3] and used a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket. It was the last DS-P1-Yu satellite to be launched from Kapustin Yar. Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1972-054A.[4] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 06099\.

Kosmos 501 was the fifty-sixth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the fiftieth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 215 kilometres (134 mi), an apogee of 2,071 kilometres (1,287 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 108.2 minutes.[6] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 9 May 1974.[6]

## See also[edit]

* Spaceflight portal

* 1972 in spaceflight

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
2. ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
3. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
4. ^ "Cosmos 501". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
5. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
6. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 August 2009.

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Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme

DS-1|

* #1
* #2

DS-2|

* Kosmos 1
* #2

DS-A1|

* Kosmos 11
* Kosmos 17
* #3
* #4
* Kosmos 53
* #6
* Kosmos 70

DS-K|

* Kosmos 8
* K-40 #1
* K-40 #2

DS-MG|

* Kosmos 26
* Kosmos 49

DS-MT|

* #1
* Kosmos 31
* Kosmos 51

DS-MO|

* Kosmos 149
* Kosmos 320

DS-P1|

| Test|

* Kosmos 6
* #2
* Kosmos 19
* Kosmos 25

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P1-I|

* Kosmos 106
* Kosmos 148
* Kosmos 204
* Kosmos 242
* Kosmos 275
* Kosmos 308
* #6
* Kosmos 327
* Kosmos 362
* Kosmos 391
* Kosmos 440
* Kosmos 497
* Kosmos 615
* Kosmos 662
* Kosmos 750
* Kosmos 801
* Kosmos 849
* Kosmos 901
* Kosmos 919

P1-M|

* #1
* Kosmos 394
* Kosmos 400
* Kosmos 459
* Kosmos 521

P1-M Lira|

* #1
* Kosmos 803
* Kosmos 839
* Kosmos 880
* Kosmos 909
* Kosmos 959
* Kosmos 967
* Kosmos 1171
* Kosmos 1241
* Kosmos 1375

P1-Yu|

* Kosmos 36
* #2
* Kosmos 76
* Kosmos 101
* Kosmos 116
* Kosmos 123
* Kosmos 152
* Kosmos 165
* Kosmos 173
* Kosmos 176
* Kosmos 191
* Kosmos 211
* Kosmos 221
* Kosmos 222
* Kosmos 233
* Kosmos 245
* Kosmos 257
* Kosmos 265
* Kosmos 268
* Kosmos 277
* Kosmos 283
* Kosmos 285
* #23
* Kosmos 295
* Kosmos 303
* Kosmos 307
* Kosmos 311
* Kosmos 314
* Kosmos 319
* Kosmos 324
* Kosmos 334
* #36
* Kosmos 347
* Kosmos 351
* Kosmos 357
* Kosmos 369
* Kosmos 380
* Kosmos 388
* Kosmos 393
* #39
* Kosmos 408
* Kosmos 421
* Kosmos 423
* #33
* Kosmos 435
* Kosmos 453
* Kosmos 455
* Kosmos 458
* Kosmos 467
* Kosmos 472
* Kosmos 481
* Kosmos 485
* Kosmos 487
* #51
* Kosmos 498
* Kosmos 501
* Kosmos 523
* Kosmos 524
* Kosmos 526
* Kosmos 545
* Kosmos 553
* Kosmos 558
* Kosmos 562
* Kosmos 580
* Kosmos 601
* Kosmos 608
* Kosmos 611
* Kosmos 633
* Kosmos 634
* #68
* Kosmos 668
* Kosmos 686
* Kosmos 695
* Kosmos 703
* Kosmos 705
* Kosmos 725
* Kosmos 745
* Kosmos 818
* Kosmos 850

DS-U1|

* Kosmos 108
* Kosmos 196
* Ya #1
* Kosmos 215
* Kosmos 225
* Interkosmos 2
* Kosmos 335
* Interkosmos 8

DS-U2|

* Kosmos 93
* Kosmos 95
* Kosmos 97
* Kosmos 119
* Kosmos 135
* Kosmos 137
* Kosmos 142
* Kosmos 145
* Kosmos 163
* Kosmos 197
* Kosmos 202
* Kosmos 219
* Kosmos 259
* Kosmos 261
* Kosmos 262
* Kosmos 321
* Kosmos 348
* Interkosmos 3
* Kosmos 356
* Kosmos 378
* Kosmos 426
* Interkosmos 5
* Kosmos 461
* Oreol-1
* Interkosmos 9
* Interkosmos 10
* Oreol-2
* Interkosmos 12
* Interkosmos 13
* Interkosmos 14

DS-U3|

* Kosmos 166
* Kosmos 230
* Interkosmos 1
* Interkosmos 4
* Interkosmos 7
* Interkosmos 11
* Interkosmos 14
* Interkosmos 16

Omega|

* Kosmos 14
* Kosmos 23

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