Kosmos 668

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 668 was launched on July 25, 1974 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 21, 1975).

COSPAR 1974-058ANORAD 7385Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-668
Common name: Kosmos 668
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 74L
Other names: :C,:RC,11F618 No. 67019-184:RA
International designator: 1974-058A
NORAD catalog number: 7385
GCAT identifier: S07385
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.298

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: July 25, 1974 · 12:06 UTC
Launch record: 1974-058Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 266 km
Apogee: 475 km
Inclination: 70.95°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: February 21, 1975
Last known active: Feb 17, 1975
End of operations: Feb 17, 1975

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 Q53612 (CC0).