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Kosmos 17
Societ technology demonstration satellite. Kosmos 17 was launched on May 22, 1963 aboard a Kosmos 63S1 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 2, 1965).
COSPAR 1963-017ANORAD 580Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-17
- Common name
- Kosmos 17
- Payload designation
- DS-A1 No. 2
- International designator
- 1963-017A
- NORAD catalog number
- 580
- GCAT identifier
- S00580
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.039
Mission
- Mission type
- Missile early warning
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- DS-A1
- Owner
- OKB-586
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Yangel KB
- Platform (bus)
- DS
Launch
- Date
- May 22, 1963 · 03:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1963-017Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 63S1
- Spaceport
- Kapustin Yar · pad Mayak-2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 265 km
- Apogee
- 751 km
- Inclination
- 48.97°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- June 2, 1965
- Last known active
- May 30, 1963
- End of operations
- May 30, 1963
Size
- Mass
- 220 kg
- Dry mass
- 220 kg
- Length
- 1.8 m
- Diameter
- 1.20 m
- Span
- 1.8 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q734423 (CC0).