Kosmos 143

Kosmos 143
Mission type Optical imaging
COSPAR ID 1967-017A
SATCAT № 2693
Mission duration 8 days[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Zenit-2
Manufacturer OKB-1
Launch mass 1,730.0 kilograms (3,814.0 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date 27 February 1967, 08:45:01 UTC[2]
Rocket Vostok-2
Launch site Baikonur 1/5
End of mission
Disposal Recovered
Landing date 7 March 1967, 05:46 UTC[3]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Perigee 202 kilometres (126 mi)
Apogee 294 kilometres (183 mi)
Inclination 64.9 degrees
Period 89.46 minutes
Epoch 1 March 1967[4]

Kosmos 143 (Russian: Космос 143 meaning Cosmos 143) or Zenit-2 No.45 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1967. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 143 was the forty-sixth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched[5][6] and had a mass of 1,730.0 kilograms (3,814.0 lb).[1]

Kosmos 143 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number U15001-03,[7] flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 08:45:01 UTC on 27 February 1967,[2] and following its arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1967-017A and the Satellite Catalog Number 2693. A minor anomaly during launch resulted in the satellite's orbit being slightly lower than had been planned, with its orbital period being 22.8 seconds shorter than the target orbit.[1] Despite this the satellite performed its mission successfully.

Kosmos 143 was operated in a low Earth orbit; at an epoch of 1 March 1967 it had a perigee of 202 kilometres (126 mi), an apogee of 294 kilometres (183 mi) inclination of 64.9 degrees and an orbital period of 89.46 minutes.[4] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 143 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute and landing at 05:46 UTC on 7 March 1967.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Cosmos 143". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Christie, Robert. "Zenit Satellites - Zenit-2 variant". Zarya.info. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 22 January 2014.