Cosmos 283

USSR

Spacecraft nº:

USSR satellite nº.:

Launch data:

Designation03957 / 69047A
Launch date27 May 1969 - 12:59:59 UT
Launch sitePlesetsk, LC133/1
Launch vehicle  Cosmos 11K63
Mission Radar calibration
Satellite type DS-P1-Yu (#21)
Earth orbit on May 31, 00:
Perigee / Apogee199 x 1501 km
Inclination81.94°
Period101.95 min
Earth orbit on Aug 31, 01:40:
Perigee / Apogee195 x 1178 km
Inclination81.9°
Period98.48 min

Spacecraft data::

Prime contractor  
Platform  
Mass at launch  400 kg?
Dry Mass  kg
Dimension  length: 1.8m - dia: 1.2m
Basic shape  ellipsoïde
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Recovered: ? 10 Dec 1969 - ~18:57
Lifetime: 197.25 days

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