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Kosmos 408

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 408 was launched on April 24, 1971 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 29, 1971).

COSPAR 1971-037ANORAD 5177Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-408
Common name
Kosmos 408
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 37L
International designator
1971-037A
NORAD catalog number
5177
GCAT identifier
S05177
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.231

Mission

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

Launch

Date
April 24, 1971 · 11:15 UTC
Launch record
1971-037Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
197 km
Apogee
1,383 km
Inclination
81.82°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
December 29, 1971
Last known active
Dec 22, 1971
End of operations
Dec 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 Q53538 (CC0).