Kosmos 321
| Mission type | Magnetospheric |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1970-006A |
| SATCAT no. | 04308 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 365 kilograms (805 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 January 1970, 20:19:59 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 133/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 23 March 1970 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 259 kilometres (161 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 417 kilometres (259 mi) |
| Inclination | 70.9 degrees |
| Period | 91.3 minutes |
Kosmos 321 (
Launch
A
North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number
04308.
Orbit
Kosmos 321 was the first of two
reentering the atmosphere on 23 March.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-MG". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ "Cosmos 321". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-MG". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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