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Cosmos 660

Cosmos 660 was launched on June 18, 1974 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1974-044ANORAD 7337Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-660
Common name
Cosmos 660
Payload designation
Taifun-1V No. 1L
Other names
Vektor:P,11F633V No. 510-49-151:RA
International designator
1974-044A
NORAD catalog number
7337
GCAT identifier
S07337
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.296

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Vektor4
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Vektor

Launch

Date
June 18, 1974 · 13:00 UTC
Launch record
1974-044Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
395 km
Apogee
1,969 km
Inclination
82.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1975
End of operations
1975

Size

Mass
570 kg
Dry mass
570 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753943 (CC0).