Kosmos 706
Kosmos 706 (Russian: Космос 706 meaning Cosmos 706) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1975 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]
Mission type | Early warning |
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COSPAR ID | 1975-007A |
SATCAT no. | 7625 |
Mission duration | 4 years [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | US-K [2] |
Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 30 January 1975, 15:02 UTC |
Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[2] |
Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3] |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | 20 November 1975[1] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Molniya [2] |
Perigee altitude | 659 kilometres (409 mi)[4] |
Apogee altitude | 39,689 kilometres (24,662 mi)[4] |
Inclination | 62.7 degrees[4] |
Period | 717.66 minutes[4] |
Launch
Kosmos 706 was launched from Site 41/1 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.[3] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 15:02 UTC on 30 January 1975.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1975-007A.[4] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 7625.[4]
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See also
- 1975 in spaceflight
- List of Kosmos satellites (501–750)
- List of Oko satellites
- List of R-7 launches (1975-1979)
References
- Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10: 21–60. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.692.6127. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012.
- "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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