RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant MVL
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 22, 1970, 05:06
- Launch designation
- 1970-065
- Mission
- 4V-1 No. 631
- Flight name
- Kosmos-359
- Vehicle flight ID
- Kh15000-061
- Year
- Launches in 1970
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 890 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.2 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OF40 · S4G
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-359 | 1970-065ANORAD 4501 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 680 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Nov 6, 1970 |
| Kosmos-359 SA | 1970-065DNORAD 4505 | Ministry of General Machine Building | Deep space | 480 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 6, 1971 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.