Kosmos 307

Kosmos 307 (Russian: Космос 307 meaning Cosmos 307), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.22, was a Soviet satellite launched in 1969 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250-kilogram (550 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used as a radar calibration target for anti-ballistic missile tests.[1]

Kosmos 307
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1969-094A
SATCAT no.04184
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass250 kilograms (550 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date24 October 1969, 13:01:58 (1969-10-24UTC13:01:58Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch siteKapustin Yar 86/4
End of mission
Decay date30 December 1970 (1970-12-31)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude212 kilometres (132 mi)
Apogee altitude2,023 kilometres (1,257 mi)
Inclination48.4 degrees
Period107.7 minutes
 

Launch

Kosmos 307 was launched from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar,[2] atop a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket. The launch occurred on 24 October 1969 at 13:01:58 UTC, and resulted in the successful deployment of Kosmos 307 into low Earth orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1969-094A.

Kosmos 307 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 212 kilometres (132 mi), an apogee of 2,023 kilometres (1,257 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 107.7 minutes.[1][4] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 30 December 1970.[4] It was the twenty-sixth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the twenty-fourth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5]

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See also

References
  1. Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  3. Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  5. Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 14 August 2009.


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