Kosmos 400

Kosmos 400
Mission typeASAT target
COSPAR ID1971-020A
SATCAT no.05050
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-M
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass650 kilograms (1,430 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date18 March 1971, 21:45:00 (1971-03-18UTC21:45Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-3M
Launch sitePlesetsk 132/1
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude990 kilometres (620 mi)
Apogee altitude995 kilometres (618 mi)
Inclination65.8 degrees
Period105 minutes

Kosmos 400 (Russian: Космос 400 meaning Cosmos 400), also known as DS-P1-M No.3 was a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1971 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme, and used as a target for Kosmos 404, as part of the Istrebitel Sputnikov programme.