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Kosmos 348

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 348 was launched on June 13, 1970 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 25, 1970).

COSPAR 1970-044ANORAD 4413Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-348
Common name
Kosmos 348
Payload designation
DS-U2-GK No. 2
Other names
DS-U2-GK No. Kh225-041:RA
International designator
1970-044A
NORAD catalog number
4413
GCAT identifier
S04413
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.222

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
DS-U2-GK
Owner
Yuzhnoe
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
DS-U2

Launch

Date
June 13, 1970 · 04:59 UTC
Launch record
1970-044Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
199 km
Apogee
589 km
Inclination
71.00°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
July 25, 1970
Last known active
Jul 25, 1970
End of operations
Jul 25, 1970

Size

Mass
235 kg
Dry mass
235 kg
Length
2.2 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53488 (CC0).