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Kosmos 393

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 393 was launched on January 26, 1971 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 16, 1971).

COSPAR 1971-007ANORAD 4884Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-393
Common name
Kosmos 393
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 34L
International designator
1971-007A
NORAD catalog number
4884
GCAT identifier
S04884
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.228

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
January 26, 1971 · 12:44 UTC
Launch record
1971-007Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
263 km
Apogee
451 km
Inclination
71.01°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
June 16, 1971
Last known active
Jun 12, 1971
End of operations
Jun 12, 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 Q53529 (CC0).