| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1969-073A |
| SATCATno. | 04076 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 325 kilograms (717 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 August 1969, 14:14:57 (1969-08-22UTC14:14:57Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk133/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 1 December 1969 (1970-01) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 262 kilometres (163 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 433 kilometres (269 mi) |
| Inclination | 70.9 degrees |
| Period | 91.5 minutes |
Kosmos 295 (Russian:Космос 295 meaningCosmos 295), known before launch asDS-P1-Yu No.29, was aSovietsatellite which was launched in 1969 as part of theDnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 lb) spacecraft, which was built by theYuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used as a radar calibration target foranti-ballistic missile tests.[1]
Kosmos 295 was launched fromSite 133/1 at thePlesetsk Cosmodrome,[2] atop aKosmos-2I 63SMcarrier rocket. The launch occurred on 22 August 1969 at 14:14:57 UTC, and resulted in Kosmos 295's successful deployment intolow Earth orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned itsKosmos designation, and received theInternational Designator 1969-073A.
Kosmos 295 was operated in an orbit with aperigee of 262 kilometres (163 mi), anapogee of 433 kilometres (269 mi), 70.9 degrees ofinclination, and anorbital period of 91.5 minutes.[1][4] It remained in orbit until itdecayed and reentered the atmosphere on 1 December 1969.[4] It was the twenty-fourth of seventy nineDS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the twenty-second of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5] Kosmos 295 replaced the previous DS-P1-Yu satellite,#23, which had failed to reach orbit due to a problem with the second stage of its carrier rocket.[1]
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