Kosmos 101
| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1965-107A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 325 kilograms (717 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21 December 1965, 06:14 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar 86/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 12 July 1966 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 255 kilometres (158 mi) |
| Apogee | 510 kilometres (320 mi) |
| Inclination | 48.8 degrees |
| Period | 92.20 minutes |
Kosmos 101 (Russian: Космос 101 meaning Cosmos 101), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.4 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]
The launch of Kosmos 101 was conducted using a Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket,[3] which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 06:14 GMT on 21 December 1965.[4]
Kosmos 101 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with an apogee of 510 kilometres (320 mi), a perigee of 255 kilometres (158 mi), 48.8 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 92.20 minutes.[2][5] It decayed from orbit on 12 July 1966.[5] Kosmos 101 was the fourth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[2] of which all but seven were successful.
See also
References
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- 1 2 3 Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2009.