Engineering:Kosmos 348
| Mission type | Aeronomy Auroral |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1970-044A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-U2-GK |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 357 kilograms (787 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 June 1970, 04:59:57 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 133/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 25 July 1970 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 199 kilometres (124 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 589 kilometres (366 mi) |
| Inclination | 71 degrees |
| Period | 92.4 minutes |
Kosmos 348 (Russian: Космос 348 meaning Cosmos 348), also known as DS-U2-GK No.2, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 357-kilogram (787 lb) spacecraft,[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to study the density of air in the upper atmosphere, and investigate aurorae.[1]
Launch
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 348 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 133/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome,[2] with liftoff occurring at 04:59:57 UTC on 13 June 1970. Kosmos 348 was successfully inserted into orbit.[3] On reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation and received the International Designator 1970-044A.[4] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 04413.
Orbit
Kosmos 348 was the second of two DS-U2-GK satellites to be launched.[1][5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 199 kilometres (124 mi), an apogee of 589 kilometres (366 mi), 71 degrees of inclination and an orbital period of 92.4 minutes. It decayed from orbit within a few weeks of its launch, re-entering the atmosphere on 25 July 1970.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-GK". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/craft/dsu2gk.htm. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/kosmos2.htm. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ↑ "Cosmos 348". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1970-044A.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-GK". http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ds-u2-gk.htm.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". http://www.planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt.
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