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Kosmos 919

Soviet anti-ballistic missile target satellite. Kosmos 919 was launched on June 18, 1977 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 28, 1978).

COSPAR 1977-051ANORAD 10070Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-919
Common name
Kosmos 919
Payload designation
DS-P1-I No. 19L
International designator
1977-051A
NORAD catalog number
10070
GCAT identifier
S10070
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.364

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
June 18, 1977 · 10:30 UTC
Launch record
1977-051Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
266 km
Apogee
806 km
Inclination
71.02°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
August 28, 1978
Last known active
May 16, 1978
End of operations
May 16, 1978

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 Q53640 (CC0).