Kosmos 275

Kosmos 275
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1969-031A
SATCAT no.03846
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-I
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass300 kilograms (660 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date16:00, March 28, 1969 (UTC) (1969-03-28T16:00:08Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date7 February 1970 (1970-02-07)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude273 kilometres (170 mi)
Apogee altitude780 kilometres (480 mi)
Inclination71 degrees
Period95.2 minutes

Kosmos 275 (Russian: Космос 275 meaning Cosmos 275), also known as DS-P1-I No.5 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1969 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.

It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket, from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk. The launch occurred at 16:00:08 UTC on 28 March 1969.

Kosmos 275 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 273 kilometres (170 mi), an apogee of 780 kilometres (480 mi), 71 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 95.2 minutes. It decayed from orbit on 7 February 1970.

Kosmos 275 was the fifth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched. Of these, all reached orbit successfully except the seventh.