Kosmos 49

Kosmos 49
Mission type Technology
COSPAR ID 1964-069A
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type DS-MG
Manufacturer Yuzhnoye
Launch mass 355 kilograms (783 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 24 October 1964, 05:16 (1964-10-24UTC05:16Z) UTC
Rocket Kosmos-2I 63S1
Launch site Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
End of mission
Decay date 21 August 1965 (1965-08-22)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Perigee 260 kilometres (160 mi)
Apogee 472 kilometres (293 mi)
Inclination 48.9 degrees
Period 91.9 minutes

Kosmos 49 (Russian: Космос 49 meaning Cosmos 49), also known as DS-MG No.2 was a technology demonstration satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1964 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. Its primary mission was to demonstrate an electric gyrodyne orientation system.[1] It also carried several scientific research packages as secondary payloads.[1]

It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63S1 rocket[2] from pad 2 of the Mayak Launch Complex at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 05:16 UTC on 24 October 1964.[3]

Kosmos 49 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 260 kilometres (160 mi), an apogee of 472 kilometres (293 mi), 48.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.9 minutes.[1] It decayed from orbit on 21 August 1965.[4] Kosmos 49 was the second of two DS-MG satellites to be launched, the other being Kosmos 26.[1][5] In addition to technological research, it also conducted scientific research into the Earth's magnetosphere, infrared flux and ultraviolet flux.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wade, Mark. "DS-MG". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  3. Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  5. Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 26 May 2009.


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