Kosmos 351

Kosmos 351
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1970-051A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.04427Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kilograms (717 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date27 June 1970, 07:39:55 (1970-06-27UTC07:39:55Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date13 October 1970 (1970-10-14)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude261 kilometres (162 mi)
Apogee altitude429 kilometres (267 mi)
Inclination70.9 degrees
Period91.43 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]

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