Kosmos 119
| Mission type | Ionospheric |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1966-043A |
| SATCAT no. | 02182 |
| Mission duration | 100 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 250 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 May 1966, 05:30:59 GMT |
| Rocket | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 30 November 1966 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 208 km |
| Apogee altitude | 1292 km |
| Inclination | 48.5° |
| Period | 99.8 minutes |
| Epoch | 24 May 1966 |
Kosmos 119 (
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to study the effects on radio waves of passing through the ionosphere.[3]
A
North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02182.[1]
Kosmos 119 was the first of three
reentered the atmosphere.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Cosmos 119: Display 1966-043A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Cosmos 119: Trajectory 1966-043A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-I". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-I". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
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