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Kosmos 324

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 324 was launched on February 27, 1970 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 23, 1970).

COSPAR 1970-014ANORAD 4338Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-324
Common name
Kosmos 324
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 32L
International designator
1970-014A
NORAD catalog number
4338
GCAT identifier
S04338
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.219

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
February 27, 1970 · 17:24 UTC
Launch record
1970-014Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
258 km
Apogee
387 km
Inclination
71.04°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 23, 1970
Last known active
May 23, 1970
End of operations
May 23, 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 Q53064 (CC0).