Kosmos 106 Explained

Kosmos 106
Mission Type:ABM Radar target
Cospar Id:1966-004A
Satcat:1949
Spacecraft Type:DS-P1-I
Manufacturer:Yuzhnoye
Launch Mass:325 kg[1]
Launch Date:25 January 1966, 12:28:00 GMT
Launch Rocket:Kosmos-2M 63S1M
Launch Site:Kapustin Yar 86/1
Launch Contractor:Yuzhnoye
Decay Date:14 November 1966
Orbit Epoch:25 January 1966
Orbit Reference:Geocentric[2]
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:281 km
Orbit Apoapsis:553 km
Orbit Inclination:48.4°
Orbit Period:92.8 minutes
Apsis:gee
Programme:Kosmos (satellites)
Previous Mission:Kosmos 105
Next Mission:Kosmos 107

Kosmos 106 (Russian: Космос 106 meaning Cosmos 106), also known as DS-P1-I No.1 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme and had a mass of 325kg (717lb).

It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2M 63S1M rocket,[3] from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[4] The launch occurred at 12:28 GMT on 25 January 1966.[5] It was the only DS-P1-I satellite to be launched on the short-lived Kosmos-2M before launches switched to the Kosmos-2I 63SM variant.

Kosmos 106 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of, an apogee of, an inclination of 48.4°, and an orbital period of 92.8 minutes. It decayed from orbit on 14 November 1966.[6]

Kosmos 106 was the first of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched.[7] Of these, all reached orbit successfully except the DS-P1-I No.6 (seventh), on 30 January 1970.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1966-004A - 27 February 2020
  2. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1966-004A - 27 February 2020
  3. Web site: Kosmos 63S1M. Wade. Mark. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 2001-10-31. 2010-01-14. 25 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120725215601/http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/mwade/lvs/kos63s1m.htm. dead.
  4. Web site: Launch Log. McDowell. Jonathan. Jonathan McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 28 May 2009.
  5. Web site: Kosmos 2. Wade. Mark. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 28 May 2009. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618125001/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/kosmos2.htm. 18 June 2012. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Satellite Catalog . McDowell. Jonathan. Jonathan's Space Page. 28 May 2009.
  7. Web site: DS-P1-I. Wade. Mark. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 28 May 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091130070610/http://www.astronautix.com/craft/dsp1i.htm. 30 November 2009. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: DS. Wade. Mark . Encyclopedia Astronautica. 28 May 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090331210314/http://www.astronautix.com/project/ds.htm. 31 March 2009. dmy-all.