Kosmos 634

Soviet military satellite. Kosmos 634 was launched on March 5, 1974 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 9, 1974).

COSPAR 1974-012ANORAD 7211Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-634
Common name: Kosmos 634
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 67L
Other names: :C,:RC,11F618 No. 510-23-327:RA
International designator: 1974-012A
NORAD catalog number: 7211
GCAT identifier: S07211
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: March 5, 1974 · 16:04 UTC
Launch record: 1974-012Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 266 km
Apogee: 465 km
Inclination: 70.92°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: October 9, 1974
Last known active: Sep 19, 1974
End of operations: Sep 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 Q53610 (CC0).