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DS-U2-GK
Credit - Yuzhnoye
Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: Ukraine. Agency: MO SSSR. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.

Conducted complex geophysical studies of the upper atmosphere. Air density, auroral investigations.

Typical orbit: 206 km x 618 km at 71 degrees inclination. Mass: 350 kg (770 lb).

DS-U2-GK Chronology
  • 1968 December 19 - Cosmos 261 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC133/1. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 347 kg (765 lb). Perigee: 206 km (128 mi). Apogee: 637 km (395 mi). Inclination: 71.20 deg. Period: 93.00 min.
    Conducted complex geophysical studies of the upper atmosphere, including aiir density and auroral investigations.

  • 1970 June 13 - Cosmos 348 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC133/1. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 357 kg (787 lb). Perigee: 205 km (127 mi). Apogee: 598 km (371 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 92.50 min.
    Conducted complex geophysical studies of the upper atmosphere. Air density, auroral investigations.

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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