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Class: Earth. Type: Ionosphere. Nation: Ukraine. Agency: MO SSSR. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.

Designation indicates a mass model of the DS-U2-IK (which studied charged particle flows and the ionosphere). However flown after the functional spacecraft's flights were completed.

Typical orbit: 354 km x 1656 km at 74 degrees inclination. Mass: 550 kg (1,210 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.

GVM DS-U2-IK Chronology
  • 1977 February 15 - Cosmos 893 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Mass: 550 kg (1,210 lb). Perigee: 354 km (219 mi). Apogee: 1,656 km (1,028 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 105.20 min.

    Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space.

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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