Kosmos 163 (Russian: Космос 163 meaning Cosmos 163), also known as DS-U2-MP No.2, was a Sovietsatellite which was launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 357 kilograms (787 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Office, and was used to investigate micrometeoroids and cosmic dust particles in near-Earth space.[3]
Kosmos 163 was the second of two DS-U2-MP satellites to be launched, after Kosmos 135.[5][6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 244 kilometres (152 mi), an apogee of 611 kilometres (380 mi), an inclination of 48.4°, and an orbital period of 93.1 minutes.[2] It decayed from its orbit and reentered the atmosphere on 11 October 1967.[7]
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kosmos, russian, Космос, meaning, cosmos, also, known, soviet, satellite, which, launched, 1967, part, dnepropetrovsk, sputnik, programme, kilograms, spacecraft, which, built, yuzhnoye, design, office, used, investigate, micrometeoroids, cosmic, dust, particle. Kosmos 163 Russian Kosmos 163 meaning Cosmos 163 also known as DS U2 MP No 2 was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme It was a 357 kilograms 787 lb spacecraft which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Office and was used to investigate micrometeoroids and cosmic dust particles in near Earth space 3 Kosmos 163Mission typeMicrometeoroid researchCOSPAR ID1967 056ASATCAT no 02832Mission duration128 daysSpacecraft propertiesSpacecraft typeDS U2 MPManufacturerYuzhnoyeLaunch mass357 kg 1 Start of missionLaunch date5 June 1967 05 03 00 GMTRocketKosmos 2I 63SMLaunch siteKapustin Yar Site 86 1ContractorYuzhnoyeEnd of missionDecay date11 October 1967Orbital parametersReference systemGeocentric 2 RegimeLow EarthPerigee altitude244 kmApogee altitude611 kmInclination48 4 Period93 1 minutesEpoch5 June 1967 A Kosmos 2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 163 into low Earth orbit The launch took place from Site 86 1 at Kapustin Yar 4 The launch occurred at 05 03 00 GMT on 5 June 1967 and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit 5 Upon reaching orbit the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation and received the International Designator 1967 056A 1 The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02832 1 Kosmos 163 was the second of two DS U2 MP satellites to be launched after Kosmos 135 5 6 It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 244 kilometres 152 mi an apogee of 611 kilometres 380 mi an inclination of 48 4 and an orbital period of 93 1 minutes 2 It decayed from its orbit and reentered the atmosphere on 11 October 1967 7 See also Edit nbsp Spaceflight portal1967 in spaceflightReferences Edit a b c Cosmos 163 Display 1967 056A nssdc gsfc nasa gov NASA 27 February 2020 Retrieved 17 April 2020 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain a b Cosmos 163 Trajectory 1967 056A nssdc gsfc nasa gov NASA 27 February 2020 Retrieved 17 April 2020 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Wade Mark DS U2 MP Encyclopedia Astronautica Archived from the original on 5 January 2009 Retrieved 23 December 2009 McDowell Jonathan Launch Log Jonathan s Space Page Retrieved 23 December 2009 a b Wade Mark Kosmos 2 Encyclopedia Astronautica Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 Retrieved 23 December 2009 Krebs Gunter DS U2 MP Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 23 December 2009 McDowell Jonathan Satellite Catalog Jonathan s Space Page Retrieved 23 December 2009 nbsp This article about one or more spacecraft of the Soviet Union is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kosmos 163 amp oldid 1172670049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
