Engineering:Kosmos 211
| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1968-028A |
| SATCAT no. | 03181 |
| Mission duration | 215 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 400 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 9 April 1968, 11:26:25 GMT |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Site 133/3 |
| Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 10 November 1968 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 199 km |
| Apogee altitude | 1532 km |
| Inclination | 81.9° |
| Period | 102.5 minutes |
| Epoch | 9 April 1968 |
Kosmos 211 (Russian: Космос 211 meaning Cosmos 211), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.13 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[3] It had a mass of 400 kilograms (880 lb).[1]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 211 from Site 133/3 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[4] The launch occurred at 11:26:25 GMT on 9 April 1968, and resulted in the successful deployment of Kosmos 211 into a low Earth orbit.[5] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1968-028A.
Kosmos 211 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 199 kilometres (124 mi), an apogee of 1,532 kilometres (952 mi), an inclination of 81.9°, and an orbital period of 102.5 minutes.[2] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 10 November 1968.[6] It was the twelfth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched, and the eleventh of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[7]
See also
- 1968 in spaceflight
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cosmos 211: Display 1968-028A". NASA. 27 February 2020. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1968-028A.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cosmos 211: Trajectory 1968-028A". NASA. 27 February 2020. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1968-028A. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/craft/dsp1yu.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.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ds-p1-yu.htm.
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