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DS-U1-Ya
Credit - Yuzhnoye
Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Destination: Maximum Payload Orbit. Nation: Ukraine. Agency: MO SSSR. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.

Studied charged particle flows and cosmic rays.

Typical orbit: 255 km x 519 km at 48 degrees inclination. Mass: 375 kg (826 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K63.

DS-U1-Ya Chronology
  • 1968 March 6 - DS-U1-Ya s/n 1 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. FAILURE: Second stage failed 216 seconds after launch.

    Studied charged particle flows and cosmic rays.

  • 1968 June 11 - Cosmos 225 - Program: DS. Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 2. Mass: 375 kg (826 lb). Perigee: 255 km (158 mi). Apogee: 519 km (322 mi). Inclination: 48.40 deg. Period: 92.20 min.

    Studied charged particle flows and cosmic rays.

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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