Kosmos 606 (Russian: Космос 606 or Cosmos 606) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1973 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[1]
| Mission type | Early warning |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1973-084A |
| SATCAT no. | 6916 |
| Mission duration | 51 years, 18 days (in orbit) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | US-K[1] |
| Launch mass | 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2 November 1973, 13:01 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M/2BL[1] |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome[1][2] |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 30 April 1974[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Molniya [1] |
| Perigee altitude | 658 kilometres (409 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 39,687 kilometres (24,660 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 62.7 degrees[4] |
| Period | 717.60 minutes[4] |
Launch
editKosmos 606 was launched from Site 41/1 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.[2] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 13:01 UTC on 2 November 1973.[2]
Orbit
editThe launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1973-084A .[4] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 6916.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ a b c McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (PDF). Science and Global Security. 10 (1): 21–60. Bibcode:2002S&GS...10...21P. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.692.6127. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882. S2CID 122901563. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-15.
- ^ a b c d e f McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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