Kosmos 76
| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1965-059A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 325 kilograms (717 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 July 1965, 04:33 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar 86/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 16 March 1966 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 255 kilometres (158 mi) |
| Apogee | 499 kilometres (310 mi) |
| Inclination | 48.7 degrees |
| Period | 92.09 minutes |
Kosmos 76 (Russian: Космос 76 meaning Cosmos 76), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.3 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 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[2]
Kosmos 76 was launched using a Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket,[3] which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 04:33 UTC on 23 July 1965.[4]
Kosmos 76 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 255 kilometres (158 mi), an apogee of 499 kilometres (310 mi), 48.7 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 92.09 minutes.[2][5] It decayed from orbit on 16 March 1966.[5] Kosmos 76 was the third of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[2] of which all but seven were successful. It replaced the previous satellite, DS-P1-Yu No.2, which had failed to reach orbit due to a second stage malfunction[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
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