Kosmos 347

Kosmos 347
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1970-043A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.04411Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass250 kilograms (550 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date12 June 1970, 09:30:02 (1970-06-12UTC09:30:02Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch siteKapustin Yar 86/4
End of mission
Decay date7 November 1971 (1971-11-08)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude214 kilometres (133 mi)
Apogee altitude1,970 kilometres (1,220 mi)
Inclination48.4 degrees
Period107.1 minutes

Kosmos 347 (Russian: Космос 347 meaning Cosmos 347), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.35, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250-kilogram (550 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used as a radar calibration target for anti-ballistic missile tests.[1]

  1. ^ Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.