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Kosmos 558 (Russian: Космос 558 meaning Cosmos 558) known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.65 was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1973 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 400-kilogram (880 lb) spacecraft which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau and was used as a radar calibration target for anti-ballistic missile tests.

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