Kosmos 211
| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1968-028A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 250 kilograms (550 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 9 April 1968, 11:26:25 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 133/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 10 November |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 197 kilometres (122 mi) |
| Apogee | 1,397 kilometres (868 mi) |
| Inclination | 81.8 degrees |
| Period | 100.81 minutes |
Kosmos 211 (Russian: Космос 211 meaning Cosmos 211), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.13 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 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[1] It had a mass of 250 kilograms (550 lb).[1]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 211 from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[2] The launch occurred at 11:26:25 UTC on 9 April 1968, and resulted in Kosmos 211's successful deployment into a low Earth orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1968-028A.
Kosmos 211 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 197 kilometres (122 mi), an apogee of 1,397 kilometres (868 mi), 81.8 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 100.81 minutes.[1][4] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 10 November.[4] It was the twelfth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[1] and the eleventh of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
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