Kosmos 611

Kosmos 611
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1973-094A
SATCAT no.06952
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass400 kilograms (880 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date28 November 1973, 09:29:58 (1973-11-28UTC09:29:58Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date19 June 1974 (1974-06-20)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude264 kilometres (164 mi)
Apogee altitude466 kilometres (290 mi)
Inclination70.9 degrees
Period91.8 minutes

Kosmos 611 (Russian: Космос 611 meaning Cosmos 611), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.64, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1973 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 400-kilogram (880 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used as a radar calibration target for anti-ballistic missile tests.