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Kosmos 615
Soviet military satellite. Kosmos 615 was launched on December 13, 1973 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 17, 1975).
COSPAR 1973-099ANORAD 6971Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-615
- Common name
- Kosmos 615
- Payload designation
- DS-P1-I No. 13L
- International designator
- 1973-099A
- NORAD catalog number
- 6971
- GCAT identifier
- S06971
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.288
Mission
- Mission type
- Calibration
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- DS-P1-I
- Owner
- PVO
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- DS-P1
Launch
- Date
- December 13, 1973 · 11:10 UTC
- Launch record
- 1973-099Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC133/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 267 km
- Apogee
- 818 km
- Inclination
- 71.01°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- December 17, 1975
- Last known active
- Jun 16, 1975
- End of operations
- Jun 16, 1975
Size
- Mass
- 200 kg
- Dry mass
- 200 kg
- Length
- 1.4 m
- Diameter
- 1.40 m
- Span
- 1.4 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53608 (CC0).