Kosmos 149 (Russian: Космос 149 meaning Cosmos 149), also known as DS-MO No.1 was a technology demonstration satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. Its primary mission was to demonstrate orientation control by means of an aerodynamic skirt stabiliser.[3] It also carried an optical research payload for the Soviet Armed Forces and had a mass of 375 kilograms (827 lb).[1]
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | VNIIEM |
| COSPAR ID | 1967-024A |
| SATCAT no. | 02714 |
| Mission duration | 17 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-MO |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 375 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21 March 1967, 10:04:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1 |
| Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 7 April 1967 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 243 km |
| Apogee altitude | 285 km |
| Inclination | 48.4° |
| Period | 89.76 minutes |
| Epoch | 21 March 1967 |
It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket[4] from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 10:07 GMT on 21 March 1967.[5]
Kosmos 149 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 243 kilometres (151 mi), an apogee of 285 kilometres (177 mi), an inclination of 48.4°, and an orbital period of 89.76 minutes.[2] It decayed from orbit on 7 April 1967.[6] Kosmos 149 was the first of two DS-MO satellites to be launched. It was succeeded by Kosmos 320, which was launched in January 1970.[7]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Cosmos 149: Display 1967-024A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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- ^ a b "Cosmos 149: Trajectory 1967-024A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "DS-MO". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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