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DS-U1-G
Credit - Yuzhnoye
Class: Earth. Type: Ionosphere. Destination: Maximum Payload Orbit. Nation: Ukraine. Agency: MO SSSR. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.

Studied the relationship between variations in the upper atmosphere and solar activity.

Typical orbit: 220 km x 860 km at 49 degrees inclination. Mass: 355 kg (782 lb).

DS-U1-G Chronology
  • 1966 February 11 - Cosmos 108 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: LC86/1. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 355 kg (782 lb). Perigee: 220 km (130 mi). Apogee: 850 km (520 mi). Inclination: 48.80 deg. Period: 95.30 min.
    Studied the relationship between variations in the upper atmosphere and solar activity.

  • 1967 December 19 - Cosmos 196 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: LC86/1. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 352 kg (776 lb). Perigee: 220 km (130 mi). Apogee: 869 km (539 mi). Inclination: 48.70 deg. Period: 95.50 min.
    Studied the relationship between variations in the upper atmosphere and solar activity.

Bibliography:

  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
  • JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
  • Agapov, V, Novosti Kosmonavtiki, "K zapusku pervovo ISZ serii 'DS'", 1997, Issue 6.
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