Kosmos 369

Mission type	ABM radar target
COSPAR ID	1970-081A
SATCAT no.	04573
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-P1-Yu
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	325 kilograms (717 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	8 October 1970, 15:10:03 (1970-10-08UTC15:10:03Z) UTC
Rocket	Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site	Plesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date	22 January 1971 (1971-01-23)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	256 kilometres (159 mi)
Apogee altitude	454 kilometres (282 mi)
Inclination	70.9 degrees
Period	91.6 minutes

Kosmos 369 (Russian: Космос 369 meaning Cosmos 369), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.42, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1970 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 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

The launch of Kosmos 369 took place from Site 133/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome,^[2] and used a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket. The launch occurred at 15:10:03 UTC on 8 October 1970, and successfully deployed Kosmos 369 into low Earth orbit.^[3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1970-081A.^[4]

Orbit

Kosmos 369 was the thirty-sixth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,^[1] and the thirty-third of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.^[5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 256 kilometres (159 mi), an apogee of 454 kilometres (282 mi), 70.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.6 minutes.^[1][6] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 22 January 1971.^[6]

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