Kosmos 502 (Zenit-4MT/Orion #2), a Soviet topographic film-return photoreconnaissance satellite optimized for mapping imagery. Soyuz-M (11A511M) from Plesetsk Site 43/4 placed the craft in LEO on 13 July 1972 for a short recoverable photo-mapping mission.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.7 T (est.)
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 8 Soyuz 11A511M flights
- Date and time
- 13 July 1972, 14:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz 11A511M
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1972-055
- Launches in 1972
- 58th of 113
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