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DS-U3-S satellite
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Class: Solar. Destination: Maximum Payload Orbit. Nation: Ukraine. Agency: MO SSSR. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.

Specialized orbital solar observatory for measuring solar rays in multiple spectral zones.

Typical orbit: 288 km x 551 km at 48 degrees inclination. Mass: 360 kg (790 lb).

DS-U3-S Chronology
  • 1967 June 16 - Cosmos 166 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: LC86/1. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 357 kg (787 lb). Perigee: 288 km (178 mi). Apogee: 555 km (344 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 93.00 min.
    Specialized orbital solar observatory for measuring solar rays in mulitple spectral zones.

  • 1968 July 5 - Cosmos 230 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: LC86/4. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 367 kg (809 lb). Perigee: 287 km (178 mi). Apogee: 546 km (339 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 92.90 min.
    Specialized orbital solar observatory for measuring solar rays in mulitple spectral zones.

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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