Kosmos 108
| Mission type | Solar research |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1966-011A |
| SATCAT no. | 02002 |
| Mission duration | 283 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 355 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 February 1966, 18:00:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 21 November 1966 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 219 km |
| Apogee altitude | 855 km |
| Inclination | 48.9° |
| Period | 95.3 minutes |
| Epoch | 11 February 1966 |
Kosmos 108 (
Yuzhnoye Design Office and was used to study the effects of solar activity on the upper atmosphere.[3]
A
North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number
02002.
Kosmos 108 was the first of two
reentered the atmosphere.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Cosmos 108". NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Cosmos 108 Trajectory". NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "DS-U1-G". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ "Cosmos 108". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U1-G". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
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