Kosmos 545

Soviet radar calibration satellite. Kosmos 545 was launched on January 24, 1973 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 31, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-004ANORAD 6348Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-545
Common name: Kosmos 545
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 62L
Other names: :C,:RC,11F618 No. 45034-172:RA
International designator: 1973-004A
NORAD catalog number: 6348
GCAT identifier: S06348
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.271

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 24, 1973 · 11:44 UTC
Launch record: 1973-004Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 256 km
Apogee: 478 km
Inclination: 70.97°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: July 31, 1973
Last known active: Jul 31, 1973
End of operations: Jul 31, 1973

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 Q53596 (CC0).