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Kosmos 487 (Russian: Космос 487 meaning Cosmos 487) known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.57 was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1972 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 lb) spacecraft which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau and was used as a radar calibration target for anti-ballistic missile tests.Kosmos 487 was successfully launched into low Earth orbit at 11:59:59 UTC on 21 April 1972.