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Kosmos 357

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 357 was launched on August 19, 1970 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 24, 1970).

COSPAR 1970-063ANORAD 4495Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-357
Common name
Kosmos 357
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 40L
International designator
1970-063A
NORAD catalog number
4495
GCAT identifier
S04495

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
August 19, 1970 · 14:59 UTC
Launch record
1970-063Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
263 km
Apogee
433 km
Inclination
70.99°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 24, 1970
Last known active
Nov 24, 1970
End of operations
Nov 24, 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 Q53500 (CC0).