Kosmos 173
Kosmos 173 (Russian: Космос 173 meaning Cosmos 173), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.8 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was a 325 kilograms (717 lb) spacecraft,[1] was built by the [[Yuzhnoye]], and launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[3]
Mission type | ABM radar target |
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COSPAR ID | 1967-081A |
SATCAT no. | 02921 |
Mission duration | 117 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
Launch mass | 325 kg [1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 24 August 1967, 04:59:49 GMT |
Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
Launch site | Plesetsk, 133/1 |
Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 17 December 1967 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric [2] |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 277 km |
Apogee altitude | 480 km |
Inclination | 71.0° |
Period | 92.3 minutes |
Epoch | 24 August 1967 |
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 173 from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[4] The launch occurred at 04:59:49 GMT on 24 August 1967, and resulted in Kosmos 173's successful deployment into low earth orbit.[5]
Kosmos 173 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 277 kilometres (172 mi), an apogee of 480 kilometres (300 mi), an inclination of 71.0°, and an orbital period of 92.3 minutes.[2] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 17 December 1967.[6] It was the ninth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[3] and the eighth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[7]
See also
References
- "Cosmos 173: Display 1967-081A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Cosmos 173:Trajectory 1967-081A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2009.