NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1973-070A
Cosmos 596 was a third generation, low resolution Soviet photo surveillance satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. Separated capsule.
Launch Date: 1973-10-03
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 4000 kg
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