Kosmos 347

Kosmos 347
Mission type	ABM radar target
COSPAR ID	1970-043A
SATCAT no.	04411
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-P1-Yu
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	250 kilograms (550 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	12 June 1970, 09:30:02 UTC
Rocket	Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site	Kapustin Yar 86/4
End of mission
Decay date	7 November 1971
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	214 kilometres (133 mi)
Apogee altitude	1,970 kilometres (1,220 mi)
Inclination	48.4 degrees
Period	107.1 minutes

Kosmos 347 ( Russian : Космос 347 meaning Cosmos 347 ), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.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]

Launch [ edit ]

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 UTC, and resulted in the successful deployment of Kosmos 347 into low Earth orbit . ^[3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1970-043A. ^[4]

Orbit [ edit ]

Kosmos 347 was the thirty-third of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched, ^[1] and the thirtieth of seventy two 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]

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b ^c Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012 . Retrieved 15 August 2009 .
^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 15 August 2009 .
^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 15 August 2009 .
^ "Cosmos 347" . NSSDC Master Catalog . US National Space Science Data Center . Retrieved 15 August 2009 .
^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)" . Gunter's Space Page . Retrieved 15 August 2009 .
^ ^a ^b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 15 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 15 August 2009 .

[JSR-LL-2] McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 15 August 2009 .

[EA-K2-3] Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 15 August 2009 .

[4] "Cosmos 347" . NSSDC Master Catalog . US National Space Science Data Center . Retrieved 15 August 2009 .

[GSP-5] Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)" . Gunter's Space Page . Retrieved 15 August 2009 .

[JSR-SC-6] McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 15 August 2009 .

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