| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1973-099A |
| SATCATno. | 06971 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-I |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 400 kilograms (880 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 December 1973, 11:10:03 (1973-12-13UTC11:10:03Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk133/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 17 December 1975 (1975-12-18) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 270 kilometres (170 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 834 kilometres (518 mi) |
| Inclination | 71 degrees |
| Period | 95.7 minutes |
Kosmos 615 (Russian:Космос 615 meaningCosmos 615), also known asDS-P1-I No. 13, was asatellite which was used as aradar target foranti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by theSoviet Union in 1973 as part of theDnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[1]
It was launched aboard aKosmos-2I 63SM rocket,[2] fromSite 133/1 atPlesetsk. The launch occurred at 11:10:03 UTC on 13 December 1973.[3]
Kosmos 615 was placed into alow Earth orbit with aperigee of 270 kilometres (170 mi), anapogee of 834 kilometres (518 mi), 71 degrees ofinclination, and anorbital period of 95.7 minutes.[1] Itdecayed from orbit on 17 December 1975.[4]
Kosmos 615 was the thirteenth of nineteenDS-P1-I satellites to be launched.[1] Of these, all reached orbit successfully except theseventh.[5]
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