Kosmos 327

Kosmos 327
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1970-020A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.04351Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-I
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass300 kilograms (660 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date18 March 1970, 14:39:56 (1970-03-18UTC14:39:56Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date19 January 1971 (1971-01-20)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude280 kilometres (170 mi)
Apogee altitude819 kilometres (509 mi)
Inclination71 degrees
Period95.7 minutes

Kosmos 327 (Russian: Космос 327 meaning Cosmos 327), also known as DS-P1-I No.8 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.

Launch

It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket, from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk. The launch occurred at 14:39:56 UTC on 18 March 1970.

Orbit

Kosmos 327 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 280 kilometres (170 mi), an apogee of 819 kilometres (509 mi), 71 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 95.7 minutes. It decayed from orbit on 19 January 1971.

Kosmos 327 was the eighth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched. Of these, all reached orbit successfully except the seventh.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-I". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  2. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  3. ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  4. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  5. ↑ Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.