Kosmos 393
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1971-007A
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Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kilograms (717 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date26 January 1971, 12:44:33 (1971-01-26UTC12:44:33Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date16 June 1971 (1971-06-17)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude263 kilometres (163 mi)
Apogee altitude451 kilometres (280 mi)
Inclination71 degrees
Period91.7 minutes
 

Kosmos 393 (Russian: Космос 393 meaning Cosmos 393), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.34, 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]

Launch

Kosmos 393 was successfully launched into low Earth orbit on 26 January 1971, with the rocket lifting off at 12:44:33 UTC.[2] The launch took place from Site 133/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome,[3] and used a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket.

Orbit

Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1971-007A.[4]

Kosmos 393 was the thirty-ninth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the thirty-sixth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 263 kilometres (163 mi), an apogee of 451 kilometres (280 mi), 71 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.7 minutes.[1][6] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 16 June 1971.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  2. ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  3. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Cosmos 393". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  6. 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 15 August 2009.


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