Mission type | Ionospheric |
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COSPAR ID | 1966-043A |
SATCAT no. | 02182 |
Mission duration | 100 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | DS-U2-I |
Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
Launch mass | 250 kg[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 24 May 1966, 05:30:59 GMT |
Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
Launch site | Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1 |
Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 30 November 1966 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 208 km |
Apogee altitude | 1292 km |
Inclination | 48.5° |
Period | 99.8 minutes |
Epoch | 24 May 1966 |
Kosmos 119 (Russian: Космос 119 meaning Cosmos 119), also known as DS-U2-I No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250 kilograms (550 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to study the effects on radio waves of passing through the ionosphere.[3]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 119 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[4] The launch occurred at 05:30:59 GMT on 24 May 1966, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.[5] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1966-043A. The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02182.[1]
Kosmos 119 was the first of three DS-U2-I satellites to be launched.[6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 208 kilometres (129 mi), an apogee of 1,292 kilometres (803 mi), an inclination of 48.5°, and an orbital period of 99.8 minutes.[2] On 30 November 1966, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.[7]
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[edit]- ^ a b "Cosmos 119: Display 1966-043A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Cosmos 119: Trajectory 1966-043A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-I". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-I". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
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