Kosmos 145

Kosmos 145
Mission type	Technology
COSPAR ID	1967-019A
SATCAT no.	02697
Mission duration	371 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-U2-M
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	250 kg
Start of mission
Launch date	3 March 1967, 06:44:58 GMT
Rocket	Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site	Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1
Contractor	Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date	8 March 1968
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	215 km
Apogee altitude	2116 km
Inclination	48.4°
Period	108.6 minutes
Epoch	3 March 1967

Kosmos 145 (Russian: Космос 145 meaning Cosmos 145), also known as DS-U2-M No.2, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250 kilograms (550 lb) spacecraft,^[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to conduct tests involving atomic clocks.^[3]

A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 145 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.^[4] The launch occurred at 06:44:58 GMT on 3 March 1967, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.^[5] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1967-019A.^[1] The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02697.^[1]

Kosmos 145 was the second of two DS-U2-M satellites to be launched, after Kosmos 97.^[3]^[6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 215 kilometres (134 mi), an apogee of 2,116 kilometres (1,315 mi), an inclination of 48.4°, and an orbital period of 108.6 minutes.^[2] On 8 March 1968, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.^[7]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Cosmos 145: Trajectory 1967-019A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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