| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1975-006A |
| SATCATno. | 07623 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 400 kilograms (880 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 January 1975, 12:05:01 (1975-01-28UTC12:05:01Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk133/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 18 November 1975 (1975-11-19) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 268 kilometres (167 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 484 kilometres (301 mi) |
| Inclination | 70.9 degrees |
| Period | 92.1 minutes |
Kosmos 705 (Russian:Космос 705 meaningCosmos 705), also known asDS-P1-Yu No.75, was aSovietsatellite which was launched in 1975 as part of theDnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 400-kilogram (880 lb) spacecraft, which was built by theYuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used as a radar calibration target foranti-ballistic missile tests.[1]
AKosmos-2I 63SMcarrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 705 fromSite 133/1 of thePlesetsk Cosmodrome.[2] The launch occurred at 12:05:01 UTC on 28 January 1975, and resulted in the satellite successfully reachinglow Earth orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned itsKosmos designation, and received theInternational Designator 1975-006A.[4] TheNorth American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it thecatalogue number 07623.
Kosmos 705 was the seventy-fifth of seventy nineDS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the sixty-eighth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5] It was operated in an orbit with aperigee of 268 kilometres (167 mi), anapogee of 484 kilometres (301 mi), 70.9 degrees ofinclination, and anorbital period of 92.1 minutes.[6] It remained in orbit until itdecayed and reentered the atmosphere on 18 November 1975.[6]
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