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DS-MG

Spacecraft · Ukraine

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Cosmos spacecraft
Cosmos spacecraft
Cosmos spacecraft of DS series
Credit: © Mark Wade

Ukrainian technology satellite. Payload developed by VNIIEM to test electric gyrodyne orientation systems. Also studied magnetosphere of the earth. Science, magnetosphere satellite built by Yuzhnoye, Russia. Launched 1964. Used DS Bus.

More at: DS-MG.

Related

Country
Ukraine
Launch Vehicles
Kosmos 2, R-12, Kosmos 63S1
Agency
MO, Yuzhnoye
Bibliography
2, 6, 99, 12257

Photo Gallery

  • DS-MG
    DS-MG
    Credit: Yuzhnoye
  • DS-MG
    DS-MG
    Other satellites in the DS-M series had a similar appearance.
  • Cosmos 49
    Cosmos 49
    Credit: Manufacturer Image

Chronology

2 events

1964 March 18

15:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar Mayak-2. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1.
  • Cosmos 26 - . Payload: DS-MG s/n 1. Mass: 365 kg (804 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Program: DS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. Spacecraft: DS-MG. Completed Operations Date: 1964-04-01 . Decay Date: 1964-09-28 . USAF Sat Cat: 766 . COSPAR: 1964-013A. Apogee: 376 km (233 mi). Perigee: 268 km (166 mi). Inclination: 48.90 deg. Period: 91.00 min. Payload developed by VNIIEM to test electric gyrodyne orientation systems. Also obtained radiation data..

1964 October 24

05:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar Mayak-2. LV Family: R-12. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 63S1.
  • Cosmos 49 - . Payload: DS-MG s/n 2. Mass: 355 kg (782 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MO. Program: DS. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: DS. Spacecraft: DS-MG. Completed Operations Date: 1964-11-09 . Decay Date: 1965-08-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 913 . COSPAR: 1964-069A. Apogee: 472 km (293 mi). Perigee: 260 km (160 mi). Inclination: 48.90 deg. Period: 91.90 min. Payload developed by VNIIEM to test electric gyrodyne orientation systems. Also studied measured Earth infrared and ultraviolet flux..