Kosmos 335
Mission typeAtmospheric
COSPAR ID1970-035A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.04380Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-U1-R
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass295 kilograms (650 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date24 April 1970, 22:24:48 (1970-04-24UTC22:24:48Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch siteKapustin Yar 86/4
End of mission
Decay date22 June 1970 (1970-06-23)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude247 kilometres (153 mi)
Apogee altitude391 kilometres (243 mi)
Inclination48.4 degrees
Period90.9 minutes
 

Kosmos 335 (Russian: Космос 335 meaning Cosmos 335), also known as DS-U1-R No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 295-kilogram (650 lb) spacecraft,[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to study spectral ranges in the Earth's atmosphere.[1]

Launch

A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 335 into orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar.[2] The launch occurred at 22:24:48 UTC on 24 April 1970, and resulted in the successfully insertion of the satellite into low Earth orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1970-035A.[4] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 04380.

Orbit

Kosmos 335 was one of the DS-U1-R satellites.[1][5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 247 kilometres (153 mi), an apogee of 391 kilometres (243 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 90.9 minutes.[6] It completed operations on 20 June 1970.[7] On 22 June 1970, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wade, Mark. "DS-U1-R". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  3. ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Cosmos 335". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  5. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U1-R". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  6. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  7. ^ "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2009.


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