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Kosmos 327

Satellite. Kosmos 327 was launched on March 18, 1970 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 19, 1971).

COSPAR 1970-020ANORAD 4351Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-327
Common name
Kosmos 327
Payload designation
DS-P1-I No. 8L
International designator
1970-020A
NORAD catalog number
4351
GCAT identifier
S04351
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.219

Mission

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

Launch

Date
March 18, 1970 · 14:39 UTC
Launch record
1970-020Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
263 km
Apogee
786 km
Inclination
70.96°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 19, 1971
Last known active
Sep 11, 1970
End of operations
Sep 11, 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 Q53065 (CC0).