Kosmos 435

Kosmos 435
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1971-072A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.05441Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kilograms (717 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date27 August 1971, 10:54:56 (1971-08-27UTC10:54:56Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date28 January 1972 (1972-01-29)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude265 kilometres (165 mi)
Apogee altitude455 kilometres (283 mi)
Inclination70.9 degrees
Period91.8 minutes

Kosmos 435 (Russian: Космос 435 meaning Cosmos 435), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.41, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1971 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 27 August 2009.