Kosmos 196

Kosmos 196

Mission type	Solar research
COSPAR ID	1967-125A
SATCAT no.	03074
Mission duration	201 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-U1-G
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	352 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	19 December 1967, 06:30:07 GMT
Rocket	Kosmos 63S1
Launch site	Kapustin Yar, 86/1
Contractor	Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date	7 July 1968
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric[2]
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	223 km
Apogee altitude	860 km
Inclination	49.0°
Period	95.5 minutes
Epoch	19 December 1967

Kosmos 196 (Russian: Космос 196 meaning Cosmos 196), also known as DS-U1-G No.2, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 352 kilograms (776 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Office, and was used to study the effects of solar activity on the upper atmosphere.[3]

A Kosmos 63S1 carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 196 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[4] The launch occurred at 06:30:07 GMT on 19 December 1967, and resulted in the successfully insertion of the satellite into low Earth orbit.[5] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1967-125A. The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 03074.[1]

Kosmos 196 was the second of two DS-U1-G satellites to be launched,[3] after Kosmos 108.[6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 223 kilometres (139 mi), an apogee of 860 kilometres (530 mi), an inclination of 49.0°, and an orbital period of 95.5 minutes.[2] It completed operations on 7 February 1968.[7] On 7 July 1968, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.[8]

See also

• 1967 in spaceflight

References

1. "Cosmos 196: Display 1967-125A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Cosmos 196: Trajectory 1967-125A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. Wade, Mark. "DS-U1-G". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
5. Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
6. Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U1-G". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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8. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 November 2009.