NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1972-070A
Cosmos 518 was a third generation, low resolution Soviet photo surveillance satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. Separated science capsule.
Launch Date: 1972-09-15
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 5900 kg
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