| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1972-080A |
| SATCATno. | 06229 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 325 kilograms (717 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 October 1972, 13:19:58 (1972-10-11UTC13:19:58Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk133/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 25 March 1973 (1973-03-26) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 259 kilometres (161 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 476 kilometres (296 mi) |
| Inclination | 70.9 degrees |
| Period | 91.9 minutes |
Kosmos 524 (Russian:Космос 524 meaningCosmos 524), known before launch asDS-P1-Yu No.49, was aSovietsatellite which was launched in 1972 as part of theDnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 lb) spacecraft, which was built by theYuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used as a radar calibration target foranti-ballistic missile tests.[1]
Kosmos 524 was successfully launched intolow Earth orbit at 13:19:58 UTC on 11 October 1972.[2] The launch took place fromSite 133/1 at thePlesetsk Cosmodrome,[3] and used aKosmos-2I 63SMcarrier rocket. Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned itsKosmos designation, and received theInternational Designator 1972-080A.[4] TheNorth American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it thecatalogue number 06229.
Kosmos 524 was the fifty-eighth of seventy nineDS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the fifty-second of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5] It was operated in an orbit with aperigee of 259 kilometres (161 mi), anapogee of 476 kilometres (296 mi), 70.9 degrees ofinclination, and anorbital period of 91.9 minutes.[6] It remained in orbit until itdecayed and reentered the atmosphere on 25 March 1973.[6]
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