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Kosmos 369

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 369 was launched on October 8, 1970 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 22, 1971).

COSPAR 1970-081ANORAD 4573Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-369
Common name
Kosmos 369
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 42L
International designator
1970-081A
NORAD catalog number
4573
GCAT identifier
S04573
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.224

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
October 8, 1970 · 15:10 UTC
Launch record
1970-081Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
256 km
Apogee
454 km
Inclination
70.94°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 22, 1971
Last known active
Jan 22, 1971
End of operations
Jan 22, 1971

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 Q53515 (CC0).