Kosmos 391 (Russian: Космос 391 meaning Cosmos 391), also known as DS-P1-I No.11 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[1]

Kosmos 391
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1971-002A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.04847Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-I
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass300 kilograms (660 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date14 January 1971, 12:00:00 (1971-01-14UTC12Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date21 February 1971 (1971-02-22)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude267 kilometres (166 mi)
Apogee altitude803 kilometres (499 mi)
Inclination70.9 degrees
Period95.3 minutes

Launch

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It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket,[2] from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk. The launch occurred at 12:00:00 UTC on 14 January 1971.[3]

Orbit

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Kosmos 391 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 267 kilometres (166 mi), an apogee of 803 kilometres (499 mi), 70.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 95.3 minutes.[1] It decayed from orbit on 21 February 1971.[4]

Kosmos 391 was the tenth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched.[1] Of these, all reached orbit successfully except the seventh.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-I". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  3. ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  4. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  5. ^ Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.