Kosmos 362

Kosmos 362
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1970-073A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.04536Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-I
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass300 kilograms (660 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date16 September 1970, 11:59:55 (1970-09-16UTC11:59:55Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date13 October 1971 (1971-10-14)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude270 kilometres (170 mi)
Apogee altitude829 kilometres (515 mi)
Inclination71 degrees
Period95.6 minutes

Kosmos 362 (Russian: Космос 362 meaning Cosmos 362), also known as DS-P1-I No.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.

Launch

It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket, from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk. The launch occurred at 11:59:55 UTC on 16 September 1970.

Orbit

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. It decayed from orbit on 13 October 1971.

Kosmos 362 was the ninth 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.