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DS-U3-IK
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Intercosmos 7
Intercosmos 7
Intercosmos 7 / DS-U3-IK
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Ukrainian earth magnetosphere satellite. Measurements of the sun; used for Interkosmos launches.

Status: Operational 1969. First Launch: 1969-10-14. Last Launch: 1976-07-27. Number: 6 . Gross mass: 390 kg (850 lb).

Payload included East European experiments to study solar UV, X-ray effects on upper atmosphere. Investigation of solar radiation and its effect on the atmosphere of the earth.

Design work began in April 1967. Adaptation of DS satellites by KB Yuzhnoye. For the Interkosmos modifications V F Chutkin was Chief Designer and First Assistant was V S Budnik. Interkosmos-1 was launched by a Kosmos-2 launch vehicle in October 1969.


More at: Interkosmos-1.

Family: Earth, Magnetosphere sat. Country: Ukraine. Launch Vehicles: Kosmos 2, R-12, R-14, Kosmos 11K63, Kosmos 3, Kosmos 11K65M. Projects: Intercosmos. Launch Sites: Kapustin Yar, Kapustin Yar LC86/4, Kapustin Yar LC107/1, Kapustin Yar LC107/2. Agency: MO, Yuzhnoye. Bibliography: 116, 2, 6, 99, 12287.
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1969 October 14 - . 13:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC86/4. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K63.
1970 October 14 - . 11:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC86/4. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K63.
1972 June 30 - . 05:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC86/4. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K63.
1974 May 17 - . 11:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC107/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.
1975 June 3 - . 09:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC107/2. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M. FAILURE: First stage failed 84 seconds after launch.. Failed Stage: 1.
1976 July 27 - . 12:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC107/2. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.

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