Kosmos 97
Mission type | Technology |
---|---|
COSPAR ID | 1965-095A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 01777 |
Mission duration | 127 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | |
Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
Launch mass | 267 kg[2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 November 1965 12:14:00 GMT |
Rocket | Kosmos-2M 63S1M |
Launch site | Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1 |
Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 2 April 1967 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[3] |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 213 km |
Apogee altitude | 2144 km |
Inclination | 49.0° |
Period | 108.3 minutes |
Epoch | 26 November 1965 |
Kosmos 97 (Russian: Космос 97 meaning Cosmos 97), also known as DS-U2-M No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 267 kilograms (589 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and used to conduct tests involving atomic clocks.[4]
A Kosmos-2M 63S1M[5] carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 97 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[6] The launch occurred at 12:14 GMT on 26 November 1965, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.[7] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1965-095A. The North Americn Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 01777.
Kosmos 97 contained the first experiments with measuring masers. A was tested, which makes it possible to communicate with and control other spacecraft, and to send information great distances. Aspects of the Theory of Relativity were also tested.[8]
Kosmos 97 was the first of two satellites to be launched, the other being Kosmos 145.[9] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 213 kilometres (132 mi), an apogee of 2,144 kilometres (1,332 mi), an inclination of 49.0°, and an orbital period of 108.3 minutes. On 2 April 1967, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.[10]
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- ^ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-095A - 27 February 2020
- ^ "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1965-095A - 27 February 2020
- ^ Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark (31 October 2001). "Kosmos 63S1M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ Janes Spaceflight Directory (1987) ISBN 0 7106-0838 1 p206
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-M". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
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