Cosmos 655

Satellite. Cosmos 655 was launched on May 21, 1974 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 19, 1980).

COSPAR 1974-035ANORAD 7306Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-655
Common name: Cosmos 655
Payload designation: Tselina-OM No. 21L
Other names: 11F616M No. 510-19-1-71:RA
International designator: 1974-035A
NORAD catalog number: 7306
GCAT identifier: S07306
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.296

Mission

Mission type: Signals intelligence
Use: Defense
Program: Tselina-OM
Owner: GRU
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): Tselina-OM

Launch

Date: May 21, 1974 · 06:15 UTC
Launch record: 1974-035Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 520 km
Apogee: 541 km
Inclination: 74.05°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 19, 1980
Last known active: 1975
End of operations: 1975

Size

Mass: 434 kg
Dry mass: 434 kg
Length: 5.1 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 5.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13381925 (CC0).