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Kosmos 633

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 633 was launched on February 27, 1974 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 4, 1974).

COSPAR 1974-010ANORAD 7187Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-633
Common name
Kosmos 633
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 71L
Other names
:C,:RC,11F618 No. 45053-331:RA
International designator
1974-010A
NORAD catalog number
7187
GCAT identifier
S07187
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.290

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
February 27, 1974 · 11:04 UTC
Launch record
1974-010Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
265 km
Apogee
472 km
Inclination
70.98°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
October 4, 1974
Last known active
Oct 4, 1974
End of operations
Oct 4, 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 Q53609 (CC0).