Kosmos 106

Kosmos 106
Mission typeABM Radar target
COSPAR ID1966-004A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.1949
Mission duration9 months and 20 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-I
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch date25 January 1966, 12:28:00 GMT
RocketKosmos-2M 63S1M
Launch siteKapustin Yar 86/1
ContractorYuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date14 November 1966
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[2]
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude281 km
Apogee altitude553 km
Inclination48.4°
Period92.8 minutes
Epoch25 January 1966

Kosmos 106 (Russian: Космос 106 meaning Cosmos 106), also known as DS-P1-I No.1 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme and had a mass of 325 kilograms (717 lb).

It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2M 63S1M rocket,[3] from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[4] The launch occurred at 12:28 GMT on 25 January 1966.[5] It was the only DS-P1-I satellite to be launched on the short-lived Kosmos-2M before launches switched to the Kosmos-2I 63SM variant.

Kosmos 106 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 281 kilometres (175 mi), an apogee of 553 kilometres (344 mi), an inclination of 48.4°, and an orbital period of 92.8 minutes. It decayed from orbit on 14 November 1966.[6]

Kosmos 106 was the first of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched.[7] Of these, all reached orbit successfully except the DS-P1-I No.6 (seventh), on 30 January 1970.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1966-004A - 27 February 2020
  2. ^ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1966-004A - 27 February 2020
  3. ^ Wade, Mark (31 October 2001). "Kosmos 63S1M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  4. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  5. ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  6. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  7. ^ Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-I". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  8. ^ Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.


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