Kosmos 553
Mission type | ABM radar target |
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COSPAR ID | 1973-020A |
SATCAT no. | 06427![]() |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
Launch mass | 400 kilograms (880 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 12 April 1973, 11:49:55 | UTC
Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
Launch site | Plesetsk 133/1 |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 11 November 1973 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 264 kilometres (164 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 470 kilometres (290 mi) |
Inclination | 70.9 degrees |
Period | 91.9 minutes |
Kosmos 553 (Russian: Космос 553 meaning Cosmos 553), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.55, 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]
Launch[]
Kosmos 553 was successfully launched into low Earth orbit at 11:49:55 UTC on 12 April 1973.[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, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1973-020A.[4] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 06427.
Kosmos 553 was the sixty-first of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the fifty-fifth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 264 kilometres (164 mi), an apogee of 470 kilometres (290 mi), 70.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.9 minutes.[6] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 11 November 1973.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Cosmos 553". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
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