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Kosmos 706

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{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = Kosmos 706

| mission_type = Early warning

| operator =

| COSPAR_ID = 1975-007A

| SATCAT = 7625

| mission_duration = 4 years

| spacecraft_type = US-K

| manufacturer =

| launch_mass = {{convert|1900|kg}}

| launch_date = {{start-date|30 January 1975, 15:02|timezone=yes}} UTC

| launch_rocket = Molniya-M/2BL

| launch_site = Plesetsk Cosmodrome

| entered_service =

| disposal_type =

| deactivated = 20 November 1975

| decay_date =

| orbit_epoch =

| orbit_reference = Geocentric

| orbit_regime = Molniya orbit

| orbit_periapsis = {{convert|659|km}}

| orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|39689|km}}

| orbit_inclination = 62.7 degrees

| orbit_period = 717.66 minutes

| orbit_slot =

| apsis = gee

}}

Kosmos 706 ({{langx|ru|Космос 706}} meaning Cosmos 706) was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1975 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.

Launch

Kosmos 706 was launched from Site 41/1 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 15:02 UTC on 30 January 1975. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1975-007A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 7625.

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See also

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References

{{Cite journal

|first=Pavel

|last=Podvig

|date=2002

|title=History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System

|journal=Science and Global Security

|volume=10

|issue=1

|pages=21–60

|issn=0892-9882

|doi=10.1080/08929880212328

|bibcode=2002S&GS...10...21P

|url=http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S&GS.pdf

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315024323/http://iis-db.stanford.edu/pubs/20734/Podvig-S%26GS.pdf

|archive-date=15 March 2012

|citeseerx=10.1.1.692.6127

|s2cid=122901563

}}

{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/us-k.htm|title=US-K (73D6)|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=2012-03-08|access-date=2012-04-21}}

{{cite web|url=http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt|title=Satellite Catalog|first=Jonathan|last=McDowell|author-link=Jonathan McDowell|work=Jonathan's Space Page|access-date=30 April 2012}}

{{cite web|url=http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt|title=Launch Log|first=Jonathan|last=McDowell|work=Jonathan's Space Page|access-date=2 May 2012}}

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Category:Kosmos satellites

Category:Oko

Category:1975 in spaceflight

Category:Spacecraft launched in 1975

Category:Spacecraft launched by Molniya-M rockets

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