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Kosmos 314

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 314 was launched on December 11, 1969 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 22, 1970).

COSPAR 1969-106ANORAD 4266Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-314
Common name
Kosmos 314
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 30L
International designator
1969-106A
NORAD catalog number
4266
GCAT identifier
S04266
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.218

Mission

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

Launch

Date
December 11, 1969 · 12:58 UTC
Launch record
1969-106Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
263 km
Apogee
427 km
Inclination
71.00°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
March 22, 1970
Last known active
Mar 22, 1970
End of operations
Mar 22, 1970

Size

Mass
200 kg
Dry mass
200 kg
Length
1.2 m
Diameter
1.20 m
Span
1.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53059 (CC0).