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.

Designation Type Launch date (GMT) Carrier rocket Function Decay/Destruction* Remarks
Zenit-4M 31 October 1968
09:14		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 November 1968
IS-A 1 November 1968
00:27		 Tsyklon-2A 11K67 ASAT test 1 November 1968* Intercepted and destroyed
Zenit-2 13 November 1968
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 November 1968
Zenit-4 21 November 1968
12:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 November 1968
Zenit-2 29 November 1968
12:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 7 December 1968
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
Zenit-2 10 December 1968
08:25		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 December 1968
Kosmos 259 14 December 1968
05:09		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Ionospheric 5 May 1969 DS-U2-I #3, third of three DS-U2-I satellites
16 December 1968
09:15		 Molniya-M 8K78M Communication 9 July 1973
Kosmos 261 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.[2] DS-U2-GK #1, first of two DS-U2-GK satellites
Kosmos 262 26 December 1968
09:45		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Studied VUV (Vacuum Ultraviolet Light) and Soft X-Ray radiation.[3] 18 July 1969 First satellite to study VUV and soft X-Ray radiation.[4] DS-U2-GF #1, only DS-U2-GF satellite
Zenit-2 12 January 1969
12:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 20 January 1969
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
Zenit-2 25 February 1969
10:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 March 1969
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
5 March 1969
17:25		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 21 October 1978
Zenit-4 6 March 1969
12:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 14 March 1969
Zenit-4 15 March 1969
12:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 March 1969
Sfera 17 March 1969
16:40		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy in orbit
Zenit-2 22 March 1969
12:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 30 March 1969
Zenit-4 24 March 1969
10:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 1 April 1969
Kosmos 275 28 March 1969
16:00		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 7 February 1970 DS-P1-I #5, fifth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
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
Zenit-2 9 April 1969
13:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 April 1969
Zenit-4 15 April 1969
08:14		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 April 1969
Zenit-4M 23 April 1969
09:55		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 May 1969
Zenit-2 13 May 1969
09:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 May 1969
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
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
Zenit-4 15 June 1969
08:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 June 1969
Zenit-2 24 June 1969
06:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 July 1969
Zenit-4 27 June 1969
06:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 July 1969
Zenit-4 10 July 1969
09:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 July 1969
Zenit-2 22 July 1969
12:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 30 July 1969
Kosmos 291 6 August 1969
05:40		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT target 8 September 1969 Spacecraft propulsion system failed, interceptor not launched.[5]
Tsiklon 13 August 1969
22:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Zenit-2M 16 August 1969
11:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 August 1969
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
Zenit-4 29 August 1969
09:05		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 September 1969
Zenit-4 2 September 1969
11:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 10 September 1969
15 September 1969
16:05		 8K69 FOBS 15 September 1969
Zenit-4 18 September 1969
08:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 September 1969
Kosmos 300 23 September 1969
14:07		 Proton-K/D 8K82K Lunar sample return 27 September 1969
Zenit-2 24 September 1969
12:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 October 1969
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
Tsiklon 21 October 1969
12:49		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 305 22 October 1969
14:09		 Proton-K/D 8K82K Lunar sample return 24 October 1969
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 4 November 1969
11:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 4 January 1970 DS-P1-I #7, sixth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Zenit-2 12 November 1969
11:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 20 November 1969
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
Sfera 24 November 1969
16:49		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy in orbit
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
20 December 1969
03:26		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 25 March 1979
IS-A 23 December 1969
09:25		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 Boilerplate ASAT 28 August 1970 Debris recovered in the United States[5]
23 December 1969
13:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 January 1970
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 16 January 1970
10:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Technology 10 February 1970 DS-MO #3, second of two DS-MO satellites
Kosmos 321 20 January 1970
20:20		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Magnetospheric 23 March 1970 DS-U2-MG #1, first of two DS-U2-MG satellites
Zenit-4 21 January 1970
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 January 1970
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
Zenit-2 4 March 1970
12:14		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 March 1970
Zenit-2 13 March 1970
08:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 March 1970
Kosmos 327 18 March 1970
14:39		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 19 January 1971 DS-P1-I #8, eighth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
27 March 1970
11:45		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 9 April 1970
Zenit-2M 3 April 1970
08:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 April 1970
7 April 1970
11:10		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 12 June 1979
Zenit-4 8 April 1970
10:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 April 1970
Tsiklon 11 April 1970
17:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
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 24 April 1970
22:24		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Atmospheric 22 June 1970 DS-U1-R #1, only DS-U1-R satellite
Strela-1M 25 April 1970
17:09		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit Plesetsk launch. Orbits 1313 x 1554km. Inclinations 74 degrees. First launch of 8 satellites on one rocket. Each satellite believed to be a spheroid about 1 meter long and 80cm diameter.[6]
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Zenit-2 12 May 1970
10:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 20 May 1970
Zenit-4 20 May 1970
09:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 May 1970
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 13 June 1970
04:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Aeronomy, Auroral 25 July 1970 DS-U2-GK #2, second of two DS-U2-GK satellites
Zenit-4 17 June 1970
12:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 25 June 1970
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
Zenit-4 7 July 1970
10:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 July 1970
Zenit-2M 9 July 1970
13:35		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 July 1970
28 July 1970
22:00		 8K69 FOBS 28 July 1970
Zenit-4 7 August 1970
09:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 August 1970
Kosmos 356 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
Tsiklon[7] 20 August 1970
14:30		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation 26 June 1990 Incorrect orbit[7]
Kosmos 359 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.[8]
Zenit-4M 29 August 1970
08:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 8 September 1970
Zenit-4M 8 September 1970
10:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 21 September 1970
Kosmos 362 16 September 1970
11:59		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 13 October 1971 DS-P1-I #9, ninth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Zenit-2M 17 September 1970
08:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 September 1970
22 September 1970
13:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 October 1970
25 September 1970
14:05		 8K69M FOBS 25 September 1970
Zenit-2M 1 October 1970
08:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 13 October 1970
US-A 3 October 1970
10:26		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 Reconnaissance 31 October 1970
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
Zenit-4M 9 October 1970
11:04		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 October 1970
Tsiklon 12 October 1970
13:57		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Strela-2 16 October 1970
14:59		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
20 October 1970
05:38		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT target 8 March 1980 Intercepted by and in non-destructive tests.[5]
IS-A 23 October 1970
04:42		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT test 23 October 1970* Performed non-destructive intercept of , self-destructed after completion of test[5]
IS-A 30 October 1970
02:36		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT test 30 October 1970* Performed non-destructive intercept of , self-destructed after completion of test[5]
Zenit-4M 30 October 1970
13:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 November 1970
Zenit-2M 11 November 1970
09:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 November 1970
Kosmos 378 17 November 1970
18:20		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Ionospheric 17 August 1972 DS-U2-IP #1, only DS-U2-IP satellite
Kosmos 379 24 November 1970
05:15		 Soyuz-L 11A511L Uncrewed research test vehicle for Soviet human lunar program.[9] 21 September 1983 Baikonur launch. Orbital inclination 52 degrees. Uncrewed lunar program research, similar to Kosmos 398 and Kosmos 434.[10]
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.[11] Expected to decay in 1,200 years.[12] Plesetsk launch. Orbit 971 x 1,013km. Incliation 74 degrees. Study of Ionosphere covered almost the entire Earth's surface.[13]
Kosmos 382 Soyuz 7K-L1E 2 December 1970
17:00		 Proton-K/D 8K82K Test in orbit
3 December 1970
13:55		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 December 1970
Zenit-2M 10 December 1970
11:10		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 December 1970
Tsiklon 12 December 1970
13:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit Orbit was a nearly circular 1000km. First Navsat Kosmos to be placed in this orbit. All previous Navsat Kosmos satellites had been placed in orbits just within 800km orbit. Inclination 74 degrees.[14]
Zenit-4M 15 December 1970
10:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 December 1970
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
Tselina-D 18 December 1970
16:15		 Vostok-2M 8A92M ELINT 24 November 2003
Zenit-4M 12 January 1971
09:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 25 January 1971
Kosmos 391 14 January 1971
12:00		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 21 February 1972 DS-P1-I #11, tenth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
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 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 [5]
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
IS-A 25 February 1971
11:11		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT test 25 February 1971* Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 394[5]
Kosmos 398 26 February 1971
05:06		 Soyuz-L 11A511L Uncrewed research test vehicle for Soviet human lunar program.[15] 10 December 1995 Baikonur launch. Orbital inclination 52 degrees. Uncrewed lunar program research, similar to Kosmos 379 and Kosmos 434.[16]
Zenit-4M 3 March 1971
09:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 March 1971
Kosmos 400 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
Zenit-4M 27 March 1971
10:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 9 April 1971
US-A 1 April 1971
11:29		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 Reconnaissance 6 May 1971
Zenit-2M 2 April 1971
08:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 14 April 1971
IS-A 4 April 1971
14:27		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT test 4 April 1971* Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 400
Tselina-D 7 April 1971
07:10		 Vostok-2M 8A92M ELINT in orbit
Zenit-4M 14 April 1971
08:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 24 April 1971
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
Sfera 28 April 1971
14:35		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy in orbit
Zenit-2M 6 May 1971
06:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 May 1971
Strela-1M 7 May 1971
14:20		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
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.[17]
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
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
Zenit-4M 28 May 1971
10:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 10 June 1971
29 May 1971
03:49		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 15 January 1980
Kosmos 426 4 June 1971
18:10		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Magnetospheric 11 May 2002 DS-U2-K #1, only DS-U2-K satellite
11 June 1971
10:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 23 June 1971
Zenit-2M 24 June 1971
07:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 6 July 1971
Zenit-4M 20 July 1971
10:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 August 1971
Zenit-4M 23 July 1971
11:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 5 August 1971
Zenit-2M 30 July 1971
08:29		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 August 1971
Zenit-4M 5 August 1971
10:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 August 1971
8 August 1971
23:45		 8K69M FOBS 9 August 1971 Baikonur launch. Orbit 159 x 259km. Inclination 49 degrees. FOBS test satellite. Possibly recovered after slightly less than one orbit.[18]
Kosmos 434 12 August 1971
05:30		 Soyuz-L 11A511L Uncrewed research test vehicle for USSR human lunar program.[19] 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'.[20]
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
7 September 1971
01:15		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 4 January 1980
10 September 1971
03:37		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 29 March 1980
14 September 1971
13:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 27 September 1971
Zenit-2M 21 September 1971
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 October 1971
Kosmos 440 24 September 1971
10:30		 Kosmos-2I 63SM Radar target 29 October 1972 DS-P1-I #10, eleventh of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites
Zenit-4M 28 September 1971
07:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 10 October 1971
Zenit-4M 29 September 1971
11:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 12 October 1971
Zenit-2M 7 October 1971
12:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 19 October 1971
Strela-1M 13 October 1971
13:41		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
Strela-1M Communication in orbit
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
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
Zenit-4M 19 November 1971
12:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 2 December 1971
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 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
30 November 1971
16:39		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 5 March 1980
Kosmos 461 2 December 1971
17:30		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Micrometeroids, Astronomy 21 February 1979 DS-U2-MT #1, only DS-U2-MT satellite
IS-A 3 December 1971
13:19		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 ASAT test 3 December 1971* Intercepted and destroyed Kosmos 459
Zenit-4M 6 December 1971
09:50		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 11 December 1971
Zenit-4M 10 December 1971
11:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 December 1971
Tsiklon 15 December 1971
04:31		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
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
Strela-2 17 December 1971
13:00		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
US-A 25 December 1971
11:30		 Tsyklon-2 11K69 Reconnaissance 9 February 1972
Zenit-4MT 27 December 1971
14:04		 Soyuz-M 11A511M Reconnaissance 6 January 1972
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
Zenit-2M 3 February 1972
08:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 February 1972
Zenit-4M 16 February 1972
09:30		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 February 1972
Tsiklon 25 February 1972
07:52		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Tselina-D 1 March 1972
11:15		 Vostok-2M 8A92M ELINT 25 October 1991
Zenit-2M 4 March 1972
10:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 16 March 1972
Zenit-4M 15 March 1972
13:00		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 28 March 1972
22 March 1972
20:30		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT 13 April 1980
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 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.[21] Came down over southern New Zealand
Zenit-4M 3 April 1972
10:15		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 15 April 1972
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
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
5 May 1972
11:20		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 18 May 1972
Tsiklon 6 May 1972
11:24		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Zenit-2M 17 May 1972
10:19		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 29 May 1972
Zenit-4M 25 May 1972
06:35		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 8 June 1972
Zenit-4M 9 June 1972
06:59		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 22 June 1972
Zenit-2M 21 June 1972
06:25		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 3 July 1972
Strela-2 23 June 1972
09:24		 Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
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 343km. Inclination 51 degrees. Was probably a test of equipment for crewed space flights. Possibly redesigned Soyuz/Salyut hatch.[22]
Kosmos 497 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
Zenit-4M 6 July 1972
10:40		 Voskhod 11A57 Reconnaissance 17 July 1972
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

See also[]

References[]

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  19. ^ Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
  20. ^ Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
  21. ^ Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
  22. ^ Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
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