Kosmos 334

Kosmos 334
Mission type	ABM radar target
COSPAR ID	1970-033A
SATCAT no.	04378
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-P1-Yu
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	325 kilograms (717 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	23 April 1970, 13:20:00 UTC
Rocket	Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site	Plesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date	9 August 1970
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	259 kilometres (161 mi)
Apogee altitude	430 kilometres (270 mi)
Inclination	70.9 degrees
Period	91.4 minutes

Kosmos 334 ( Russian : Космос 334 meaning Cosmos 334 ), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.31 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 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. ^[1]

Launch [ edit ]

Kosmos 334 was launched from Site 133/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome , ^[2] atop a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket . The launch occurred on 23 April 1970 at 13:20:00 UTC, and resulted in the successful deployment of Kosmos 334 into low Earth orbit . ^[3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1970-033A. ^[4]

Orbit [ edit ]

Kosmos 334 was the thirty-first of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched, ^[1] and the twenty-ninth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit. ^[5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 259 kilometres (161 mi), an apogee of 430 kilometres (270 mi), 70.9 degrees of inclination , and an orbital period of 91.4 minutes. ^[1]^[6] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 9 August 1970. ^[6]

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b ^c Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012 . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .
^ McDowell, Jonathan . "Launch Log" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .
^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .
^ "Cosmos 334" . NSSDC Master Catalog . US National Space Science Data Center . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .
^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)" . Gunter's Space Page . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .
^ ^a ^b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .

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[EA-DSP1Yu-1] Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012 . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .

[JSR-LL-2] McDowell, Jonathan . "Launch Log" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .

[EA-K2-3] Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .

[4] "Cosmos 334" . NSSDC Master Catalog . US National Space Science Data Center . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .

[GSP-5] Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)" . Gunter's Space Page . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .

[JSR-SC-6] McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .

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