Kosmos 347

Kosmos 347
Mission type ABM radar target
COSPAR ID 1970-043A
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 (1970-06-12UTC09:30:02Z) UTC
Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site Kapustin Yar 86/4
End of mission
Decay date 7 November 1971 (1971-11-08)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Perigee 214 kilometres (133 mi)
Apogee 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

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  2. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Cosmos 347". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  6. 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
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