Kosmos 440
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Kosmos 440 (Russian: Космос 440 meaning Cosmos 440), also known as DS-P1-I No.10 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[1]
Quick Facts Mission type, COSPAR ID ...
Mission type | ABM radar target |
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COSPAR ID | 1971-079A |
SATCAT no. | 05480 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | DS-P1-I |
Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
Launch mass | 300 kilograms (660 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 24 September 1971, 10:30:00 (1971-09-24UTC10:30Z) UTC |
Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
Launch site | Plesetsk 133/1 |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 29 October 1972 (1972-10-30) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 272 kilometres (169 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 788 kilometres (490 mi) |
Inclination | 70.9 degrees |
Period | 95.2 minutes |
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