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Kosmos 611

Soviet military satellite. Kosmos 611 was launched on November 28, 1973 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 19, 1974).

COSPAR 1973-094ANORAD 6952Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-611
Common name
Kosmos 611
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 64L
Other names
:C,:RC,11F618 No. 67034-174:RA
International designator
1973-094A
NORAD catalog number
6952
GCAT identifier
S06952
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.285

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
November 28, 1973 · 09:29 UTC
Launch record
1973-094Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
264 km
Apogee
466 km
Inclination
70.97°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
June 19, 1974
Last known active
Jun 19, 1974
End of operations
Jun 19, 1974

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 Q53607 (CC0).