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

Studied charged particle flows and cosmic radiation.

Typical orbit: 354 km x 1108 km at 74 degrees inclination. Mass: 680 kg (1,490 lb).

DS-U2-K Chronology
  • 1971 June 4 - Cosmos 426 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/2. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Mass: 680 kg (1,490 lb). Perigee: 354 km (219 mi). Apogee: 1,108 km (688 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 99.40 min.
    Studied charged particle flows and cosmic radiation.

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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