Kosmos 545

Kosmos 545
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1973-004A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.06348Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass400 kilograms (880 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date24 January 1973, 11:44:50 (1973-01-24UTC11:44:50Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date31 July 1973 (1973-08-01)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude256 kilometres (159 mi)
Apogee altitude477 kilometres (296 mi)
Inclination70.9 degrees
Period91.9 minutes

Kosmos 545 (Russian: Космос 545 meaning Cosmos 545), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.62, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1973 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 400-kilogram (880 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 31 August 2009.