Q: What was Kosmos 496?

A: Kosmos 496 was a Soviet uncrewed test flight of a Soyuz 7K-T spacecraft carried out under the Soyuz programme. It is recorded in sources as an uncrewed spaceflight mission.

Q: When and where was Kosmos 496 launched?

A: Kosmos 496 was launched on 1972-06-26 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, specifically from the pad known as Gagarin's Start; the launch event is recorded at 14:53:00 on that date.

Q: Did Kosmos 496 return to Earth?

A: Yes. The mission has a recorded landing date of 1972-07-02.

Q: What was the spacecraft mass and orbit type?

A: The spacecraft mass at takeoff was 6,800 kilograms and it operated in low Earth orbit.

Kosmos 496

Soviet uncrewed Soyuz test

Event uncrewed_spaceflight Q948527

Facts

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Instance of: uncrewed spaceflight, Soyuz 7K-T^[2]
Launch date: 1972-06-26
Part of: Soyuz programme^[4]
Landing date: 1972-07-02
Launch vehicle: Soyuz
Mass: 6,800 kg^[13]
Operator: Soviet space program^[3]
Satellite of: low Earth orbit
Significant event: rocket launch, landing^[9]^[10]
Space launch vehicle: Soyuz^[5]
Start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome^[11]
Type of orbit: low Earth orbit^[6]
UTC date of spacecraft landing: July 2, 1972^[8]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: June 26, 1972^[7]
Vessel: Soyuz 7K-T^[12]

🏷️ Also known as

en Kosmos 496 es Cosmos 496 fr Kosmos 496 hu Koszmosz–496 ja コスモス496号 ru Космос-496 zh 宇宙496号

🔖 Identifiers · 4

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Soyuz 7K-T 2-seats drawing.svg ↗
COSPAR ID: 1972-045A
Freebase ID: /m/0b7jgh
SCN: 06066

🔗 Connections

Significant event 2

landing, rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 2

Soyuz, Soyuz

Belongs to 1

Soyuz programme

Instance of 1

Soyuz 7K-T

Operator 1

Soviet space program

Part of 1

Soyuz programme

Start point 1

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Type of orbit 1

low Earth orbit

Vessel 1

Soyuz 7K-T

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Summary

Kosmos 496 is an uncrewed spaceflight^[1].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Kosmos 496 — instance of (P31): Soyuz 7K-T. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Kosmos 496 — operator (P137): Soviet space program. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Kosmos 496 — part of (P361): Soyuz programme. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Kosmos 496 — space launch vehicle (P375): Soyuz. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Kosmos 496 — type of orbit (P522): low Earth orbit. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Kosmos 496 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): June 26, 1972. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Kosmos 496 — UTC date of spacecraft landing (P620): July 2, 1972. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Kosmos 496 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Kosmos 496 — significant event (P793): landing. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Kosmos 496 — start point (P1427): Baikonur Cosmodrome. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Kosmos 496 — vessel (P1876): Soyuz 7K-T. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Kosmos 496 — mass (P2067): 6800 kg. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Kosmos 496 is an instance of uncrewed spaceflight (Q512399) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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