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Kosmos 275

Satellite. Kosmos 275 was launched on March 28, 1969 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 7, 1970).

COSPAR 1969-031ANORAD 3846Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-275
Common name
Kosmos 275
Payload designation
DS-P1-I No. 5L
International designator
1969-031A
NORAD catalog number
3846
GCAT identifier
S03846
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.206

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
DS-P1-I
Owner
Yuzhnoe
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
DS-P1

Launch

Date
March 28, 1969 · 16:00 UTC
Launch record
1969-031Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
269 km
Apogee
729 km
Inclination
70.97°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 7, 1970
Last known active
Feb 7, 1970
End of operations
Feb 7, 1970

Size

Mass
200 kg
Dry mass
200 kg
Length
1.4 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
1.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53029 (CC0).