Engineering:Kosmos 108
| Mission type | Solar research |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1966-011A |
| SATCAT no. | 02002 |
| Mission duration | 283 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-U1-G |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 355 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 February 1966, 18:00:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1 |
| Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 21 November 1966 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 219 km |
| Apogee altitude | 855 km |
| Inclination | 48.9° |
| Period | 95.3 minutes |
| Epoch | 11 February 1966 |
Kosmos 108 (Russian: Космос 108 meaning Cosmos 108), also known as DS-U1-G No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 355 kilograms (783 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Office and was used to study the effects of solar activity on the upper atmosphere.[3]
A Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 108 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[4] The launch occurred at 18:00 GMT on 11 February 1966, and resulted in the successfully insertion of the satellite into low Earth orbit.[5] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1966-011A.[6] The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02002.
Kosmos 108 was the first of two DS-U1-G satellites to be launched, the other being Kosmos 196 (19 December 1967).[7] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 219 kilometres (136 mi), an apogee of 855 kilometres (531 mi), an inclination of 48.9°, and an orbital period of 95.3 minutes. It completed operations on 26 February 1966.[8] On 21 November 1966, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.[9]
See also
- 1966 in spaceflight
References
- ↑ "Cosmos 108". NASA. 27 February 2020. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1966-011A.
- ↑ "Cosmos 108 Trajectory". NASA. 27 February 2020. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1966-011A.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "DS-U1-G". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/craft/dsu1g.htm.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/kosmos2.htm.
- ↑ "Cosmos 108". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1966-011A.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U1-G". Gunter's Space Page. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ds-u1-g.htm.
- ↑ "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. http://www.spacesecurity.org/files/WorldCivilSats2006.xls.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://www.planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt.
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