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Kosmos 307
Mission type	ABM radar target
COSPAR ID	1969-094A
SATCAT no.	04184
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-P1-Yu
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	250 kilograms (550 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	24 October 1969, 13:01:58 UTC
Rocket	Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site	Kapustin Yar 86/4
End of mission
Decay date	30 December 1970
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	212 kilometres (132 mi)
Apogee altitude	2,023 kilometres (1,257 mi)
Inclination	48.4 degrees
Period	107.7 minutes

Kosmos 307 (Russian: Космос 307 meaning Cosmos 307), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.22, was a Soviet satellite launched in 1969 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250-kilogram (550 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

Kosmos 307 was launched from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar,^[2] atop a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket. The launch occurred on 24 October 1969 at 13:01:58 UTC, and resulted in the successful deployment of Kosmos 307 into low Earth orbit.^[3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1969-094A.

Kosmos 307 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 212 kilometres (132 mi), an apogee of 2,023 kilometres (1,257 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 107.7 minutes.^[1]^[4] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 30 December 1970.^[4] It was the twenty-sixth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,^[1] and the twenty-fourth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 21 June 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
^ ^a ^b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 14 August 2009.