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Kosmos 524 (Russian: Космос 524 meaning Cosmos 524) known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.49 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 524 was successfully launched into low Earth orbit at 13:19:58 UTC on 11 October 1972.

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