NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1971-102A
Cosmos 459 was a Soviet military anti-satellite (ASAT) target launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Kosmos 3 rocket. It was intercepted by Cosmos 462.
Launch Date: 1971-11-29
Launch Vehicle: Kosmos-3
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 750 kg
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