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Cosmos 700

Cosmos 700 was launched on December 26, 1974 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1974-105ANORAD 7593Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-700
Common name
Cosmos 700
Payload designation
Tsiklon-B No. 11L
Other names
11F627 No. 537-49-154:RA
International designator
1974-105A
NORAD catalog number
7593
GCAT identifier
S07593
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.307

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Parus
Owner
OKB-10
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
OKB-10 (Reshetnev)
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F627

Launch

Date
December 26, 1974 · 11:59 UTC
Launch record
1974-105Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
964 km
Apogee
999 km
Inclination
82.95°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 20, 1977
End of operations
Feb 20, 1977

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907781 (CC0).