NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1972-055A
Cosmos 502 was a third generation, low resolution Soviet photo surveillance satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. The spacecraft carried a science package.
Launch Date: 1972-07-13
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 5900 kg
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