| Major contractors | Yuzhnoye |
|---|---|
| Bus | DS-P1-I |
| Mission type | ABM Radar target |
| Launch date | 16 September 1970 11:59:55 GMT |
| Carrier rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Site 133/1 |
| Orbital decay | 13 October 1971 |
| COSPAR ID | 1970-073A |
| Mass | 300 kilograms (660 lb) |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 71° |
| Apoapsis | 829 kilometres (515 mi) |
| Periapsis | 270 kilometres (170 mi) |
| Orbital period | 95.6 minutes |
Kosmos 362 (Russian: Космос 362 meaning Cosmos 362), also known as DS-P1-I #9 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[1]
It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket,[2] from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk. The launch occurred at 11:59:55 GMT on 16 September 1970.[3]
Kosmos 362 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 270 kilometres (170 mi), an apogee of 829 kilometres (515 mi), 71 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 95.6 minutes.[1] It decayed from orbit on 13 October 1971.[4]
Kosmos 362 was the ninth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched.[1] Of these, all reached orbit successfully except the seventh.[5]