Engineering:Kosmos 116
| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1966-036A |
| SATCAT no. | 02152 |
| Mission duration | 221 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 325 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 April 1966, 10:04:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2M 63S1M |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1 |
| Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 3 December 1966 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 289 km |
| Apogee altitude | 451 km |
| Inclination | 48.4° |
| Period | 92.0 minutes |
| Epoch | 26 April 1966 |
Kosmos 116 (Russian: Космос 116 meaning Cosmos 116), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.6 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles.[3] It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[4]
Kosmos 116 was launched using a Kosmos-2M 63S1M carrier rocket,[5] which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[6] The launch occurred at 10:04 GMT on 26 April 1966, and was successful.[7] Kosmos 116 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 289 kilometres (180 mi), an apogee of 451 kilometres (280 mi), an inclination of 48.4°, and an orbital period of 92.0 minutes. It decayed from orbit on 3 December 1966.[8] Kosmos 116 was the fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[4] and the fourth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.
See also
- 1966 in spaceflight
References
- ↑ "Cosmos 116: Display 1966-036A". NASA. 27 February 2020. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1966-036A.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Cosmos 116: Trajectory 1966-036A". NASA. 27 February 2020. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1966-036A.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ds-p1-yu.htm.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/craft/dsp1yu.htm.
- ↑ Wade, Mark (2001-10-31). "Kosmos 63S1M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/mwade/lvs/kos63s1m.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.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://www.planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt.
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