Kosmos 295 Explained

Kosmos 295
Mission Type:ABM radar target
Cospar Id:1969-073A
Spacecraft Type:DS-P1-Yu
Manufacturer:Yuzhnoye
Launch Date: UTC
Launch Rocket:Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch Site:Plesetsk 133/1
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Inclination:70.9 degrees
Orbit Period:91.5 minutes
Apsis:gee

Kosmos 295 (Russian: Космос 295 meaning Cosmos 295), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.29, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1969 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325kg (717lb) 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 295 was launched from Site 133/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome,[2] atop a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket. The launch occurred on 22 August 1969 at 14:14:57 UTC, and resulted in Kosmos 295's successful deployment into low Earth orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1969-073A.

Kosmos 295 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of, an apogee of, 70.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.5 minutes.[1] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 1 December 1969.[4] It was the twenty-fourth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the twenty-second of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5] Kosmos 295 replaced the previous DS-P1-Yu satellite,

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, which had failed to reach orbit due to a problem with the second stage of its carrier rocket.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DS-P1-Yu. Wade. Mark. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 14 August 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120602211924/http://www.astronautix.com/craft/dsp1yu.htm. 2 June 2012. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Launch Log. McDowell. Jonathan. Jonathan McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 14 August 2009.
  3. Web site: Kosmos 2. Wade. Mark. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 14 August 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120618125001/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/kosmos2.htm. 18 June 2012. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Satellite Catalog. McDowell. Jonathan. Jonathan's Space Page. 14 August 2009.
  5. Web site: DS-P1-Yu (11F618). Gunter. Krebs. Gunter's Space Page. 14 August 2009.