Kosmos 36
| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1964-042A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 325 kilograms (717 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 July 1964, 03:36 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 28 February 1965 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 253 kilometres (157 mi) |
| Apogee | 476 kilometres (296 mi) |
| Inclination | 49.0 degrees |
| Period | 91.83 minutes |
Kosmos 36 (Russian: Космос 36 meaning Cosmos 36), also known as DS-P1-Yu #1 was a satellite which was used as a radar calibration target, for tests of anti-ballistic missiles.[1] It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1964 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[2] It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau.
Kosmos 36 was launched using a Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket,[3] which flew from pad 2 of the Mayak Launch Complex at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 03:36 UTC on 30 July 1964.[4]
After separating from its carrier rocket, Kosmos 36 was in a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 253 kilometres (157 mi), an apogee of 476 kilometres (296 mi), 49.0 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.83 minutes.[2][5] It decayed from orbit on 28 February 1965.[5] Kosmos 36 was the first of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[2] of which all but seven were successful.[1] The next launch of a DS-P1-Yu satellite, on 12 February 1965, failed due to a second stage malfunction.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
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