Kosmos 435

Kosmos 435
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1971-072A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.05441Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kilograms (717 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date27 August 1971, 10:54:56 (1971-08-27UTC10:54:56Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date28 January 1972 (1972-01-29)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude265 kilometres (165 mi)
Apogee altitude455 kilometres (283 mi)
Inclination70.9 degrees
Period91.8 minutes

Kosmos 435 (Russian: Космос 435 meaning Cosmos 435), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.41, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 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 435 was successfully launched into low Earth orbit on 27 August 1971, with the rocket lifting off at 10:54:56 UTC.[2] The launch took place from Site 133/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome,[3] and used a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket.

Orbit

Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1971-072A.[4]

Kosmos 435 was the forty-fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the fortieth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 265 kilometres (165 mi), an apogee of 455 kilometres (283 mi), 70.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.8 minutes.[1][6] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 28 January 1972.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  2. ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  3. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Cosmos 435". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  5. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  6. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 27 August 2009.


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