Kosmos 582 (Tselina-O #20), a Soviet electronic intelligence (ELINT) satellite launched on a Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk for military signals collection.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 434 kg
- Flight
- 71st
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 28 August 1973, 10:08 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1973-060
- Launches in 1973
- 66th of 116
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