Kosmos 116

Kosmos 116 (Russian: Космос 116 meaning Cosmos 116), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.6 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles.[3] It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[4]

Kosmos 116
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1966-036A
SATCAT no.02152
Mission duration221 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date26 April 1966, 10:04:00 GMT
RocketKosmos-2M 63S1M
Launch siteKapustin Yar, Site 86/1
ContractorYuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date3 December 1966
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric [2]
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude289 km
Apogee altitude451 km
Inclination48.4°
Period92.0 minutes
Epoch26 April 1966
 

Kosmos 116 was launched using a Kosmos-2M 63S1M carrier rocket,[5] which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[6] The launch occurred at 10:04 GMT on 26 April 1966, and was successful.[7] Kosmos 116 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 289 kilometres (180 mi), an apogee of 451 kilometres (280 mi), an inclination of 48.4°, and an orbital period of 92.0 minutes. It decayed from orbit on 3 December 1966.[8] Kosmos 116 was the fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[4] and the fourth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.

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References
  1. "Cosmos 116: Display 1966-036A". 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.
  2. "Cosmos 116: Trajectory 1966-036A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  4. Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  5. Wade, Mark (31 October 2001). "Kosmos 63S1M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  6. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  7. Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  8. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
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