Kosmos 93

Kosmos 93

Mission type	Technology
COSPAR ID	1965-084A
SATCAT no.	01629
Mission duration	76 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-U2-V
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	305 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	19 October 1965, 05:45:00 GMT
Rocket	Kosmos-2M 63S1M
Launch site	Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1
Contractor	Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date	3 January 1966
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric[2]
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	216 km
Apogee altitude	513 km
Inclination	48.4°
Period	91.7 minutes
Epoch	19 October 1965

Kosmos 93 (Russian: Космос 93 meaning Cosmos 93), also known as DS-U2-V No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 305 kilograms (672 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to conduct classified technology development experiments for the Soviet armed forces.[3]

A Kosmos-2M 63S1M[4] carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 93 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[5] The launch occurred at 05:45 GMT on 19 October 1965, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.[6] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1965-084A.[7] The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 01629.

Kosmos 93 was the first of four DS-U2-V satellites to be launched.[8] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 216 kilometres (134 mi), an apogee of 513 kilometres (319 mi), an 48.4° of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.7 minutes. On 3 January 1966, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.[9][10]

See also

• 1965 in spaceflight

References

1. "Cosmos 93". NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
2. "Cosmos 98 Trajectory". NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
3. Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-V". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
4. Wade, Mark (31 October 2001). "Kosmos 63S1M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
5. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
6. Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
7. "Cosmos 93". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
8. Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-V". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
9. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
10. "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2009.