| Major contractors | Yuzhnoye |
|---|---|
| Bus | DS-P1-Yu |
| Mission type | ABM radar target |
| Launch date | 26 April 1966 10:04 GMT |
| Carrier rocket | Kosmos-2M 63S1M |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 |
| Orbital decay | 3 December 1966 |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-036A |
| Mass | 325 kilograms (720 lb) |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 48.3° |
| Apoapsis | 445 kilometres (277 mi) |
| Periapsis | 287 kilometres (178 mi) |
| Orbital period | 91.87 minutes |
Kosmos 116 (Russian: Космос 116 meaning Cosmos 116), also known as DS-P1-Yu #6 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles.[1] It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[2]
Kosmos 116 was launched using a Kosmos-2M 63S1M carrier rocket,[1][3] which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[4] The launch occurred at 10:04 GMT on 26 April 1966, and was successful.[5] Kosmos 116 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with an apogee of 445 kilometres (277 mi), a perigee of 287 kilometres (178 mi), 48.3 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.87 minutes.[2][6] It decayed from orbit on 3 December 1966.[6] Kosmos 116 was the fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[2] and the fourth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.
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