Kosmos 393

Kosmos 393
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1971-007A
SATCAT no.04884
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kilograms (717 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date26 January 1971, 12:44:33 (1971-01-26UTC12:44:33Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date16 June 1971 (1971-06-17)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude263 kilometres (163 mi)
Apogee altitude451 kilometres (280 mi)
Inclination71 degrees
Period91.7 minutes

Kosmos 393 (Russian: Космос 393 meaning Cosmos 393), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.34, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used as a radar calibration target for anti-ballistic missile tests.