Kosmos 356

Kosmos 356
Mission type	Magnetospheric
COSPAR ID	1970-059A
SATCAT no.	04487
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-U2-MG
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	357 kilograms (787 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	10 August 1970, 19:59:55 UTC
Rocket	Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site	Plesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date	2 October 1970
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	226 kilometres (140 mi)
Apogee altitude	548 kilometres (341 mi)
Inclination	81.9 degrees
Period	92.3 minutes

Kosmos 356 ( Russian : Космос 356 meaning Cosmos 356 ), also known as DS-U2-MG No.2 , was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 357-kilogram (787 lb) spacecraft, ^[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau , and was used to investigate the magnetic poles of the Earth . ^[1]

Launch [ edit ]

A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 356 into low Earth orbit . The launch took place from Site 133/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome . ^[2] The launch occurred at 19:59:55 UTC on 10 August 1970, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit. ^[3] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1970-059A. ^[4] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 04487.

Orbit [ edit ]

Kosmos 356 was the second of two DS-U2-MG satellites to be launched, after Kosmos 321 . ^[1]^[5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 226 kilometres (140 mi), an apogee of 548 kilometres (341 mi), 81.9 degrees of inclination , and an orbital period of 92.3 minutes, ^[6] before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 2 October 1970. ^[6]

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-MG" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009 . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .
^ McDowell, Jonathan . "Launch Log" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .
^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .
^ "Cosmos 356" . NSSDC Master Catalog . US National Space Science Data Center . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .
^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-MG" . Gunter's Space Page . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .
^ ^a ^b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .

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[EA-1] Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-MG" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009 . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .

[JSR-LL-2] McDowell, Jonathan . "Launch Log" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .

[EA-K2-3] Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2" . Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .

[4] "Cosmos 356" . NSSDC Master Catalog . US National Space Science Data Center . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .

[GSP-5] Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-MG" . Gunter's Space Page . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .

[JSR-SC-6] McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 26 December 2009 .

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