Kosmos 357

Kosmos 357
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1970-063A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.04495Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kilograms (717 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date19 August 1970, 14:59:53 (1970-08-19UTC14:59:53Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date24 November 1970 (1970-11-25)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude263 kilometres (163 mi)
Apogee altitude433 kilometres (269 mi)
Inclination70.9 degrees
Period91.5 minutes

Kosmos 357 (Russian: Космос 357 meaning Cosmos 357), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.40, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 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]

  1. ^ Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.

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