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Kosmos 705

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 705 was launched on January 28, 1975 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 18, 1975).

COSPAR 1975-006ANORAD 7623Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-705
Common name
Kosmos 705
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 75L
International designator
1975-006A
NORAD catalog number
7623
GCAT identifier
S07623
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.311

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
January 28, 1975 · 12:05 UTC
Launch record
1975-006Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
268 km
Apogee
484 km
Inclination
70.96°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 18, 1975
Last known active
Nov 18, 1975
End of operations
Nov 18, 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 Q53616 (CC0).