Kosmos 347
Template:Infobox Spacecraft Kosmos 347 (Russian: Космос 347 meaning Cosmos 347), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu #35, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250-kilogram (550 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used as a radar calibration target for anti-ballistic missile tests.[1]
Kosmos 347 was launched from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar,[2] atop a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket. The launch occurred on 12 June 1970 at 09:30:02 GMT, and resulted in the successful deployment of Kosmos 347 into low Earth orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and recived the International Designator 1970-043A.[4]
Kosmos 347 was the thirty-third of seventy eight DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the thirtieth of seventy one to successfully reach orbit.[5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 214 kilometres (133 mi), an apogee of 1,970 kilometres (1,220 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 107.1 minutes.[1][6] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 7 November 1971.[6]
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References
- ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Cosmos 347". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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