Mission type | ABM radar target |
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COSPAR ID | 1970-051A |
SATCAT no. | 04427 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
Launch mass | 325 kilograms (717 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 27 June 1970, 07:39:55 | UTC
Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
Launch site | Plesetsk 133/1 |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 13 October 1970 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 261 kilometres (162 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 429 kilometres (267 mi) |
Inclination | 70.9 degrees |
Period | 91.43 minutes |
Kosmos 351 (Russian: Космос 351 meaning Cosmos 351), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.38, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used as a radar calibration target for anti-ballistic missile tests.[1]