NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1973-016A
Cosmos 552 was a third generation, low resolution Soviet photo surveillance satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. Separated science capsule.
Launch Date: 1973-03-22
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation (Longer) Upper Stage
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 4000 kg
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