| Major contractors | Yuzhnoye |
|---|---|
| Bus | DS-P1-Yu |
| Mission type | ABM radar target |
| Launch date | 21 November 1967 14:29:48 GMT |
| Carrier rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Site 133/1 |
| Orbital decay | 2 March 1968 |
| COSPAR ID | 1967-115A |
| Mass | 325 kilograms (720 lb) |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 71.0° |
| Apoapsis | 451 kilometres (280 mi) |
| Periapsis | 261 kilometres (162 mi) |
| Orbital period | 91.66 minutes |
Kosmos 191 (Russian: Космос 191 meaning Cosmos 191), also known as DS-P1-Yu #9 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[1] It had a mass of 325 kilograms (720 lb).[1]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 191 from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[2] The launch occurred at 14:29:48 GMT on 21 November 1967, and resulted in Kosmos 191's successful deployment into low Earth orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1967-115A.
Kosmos 191 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 261 kilometres (162 mi), an apogee of 451 kilometres (280 mi), 71.0 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.66 minutes.[1][4] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 2 March 1968.[4] It was the eleventh of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the tenth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5]