Kosmos 149
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | VNIIEM |
| COSPAR ID | 1967-024A |
| SATCATno. | 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-2I63SM |
| 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 |
Kosmos 149(‹See Tfd›Russian:Космос 149meaningCosmos 149), also known asDS-MO No.1was a technology demonstrationsatellitewhich was launched by theSoviet Unionin 1967 as part of theDnepropetrovsk Sputnikprogramme. Its primary mission was to demonstrate orientation control by means of anaerodynamic skirt stabiliser.[3]It also carried an optical research payload for theSoviet Armed Forcesand had a mass of 375 kilograms (827 lb).[1]
It was launched aboard aKosmos-2I63SM rocket[4]fromSite 86/1atKapustin Yar.The launch occurred at 10:07 GMT on 21 March 1967.[5]
Kosmos 149 was placed into alow Earth orbitwith aperigeeof 243 kilometres (151 mi), anapogeeof 285 kilometres (177 mi), aninclinationof 48.4°, and anorbital periodof 89.76 minutes.[2]Itdecayedfrom orbit on 7 April 1967.[6]Kosmos 149 was the first of twoDS-MOsatellites to be launched. It was succeeded byKosmos 320,which was launched in January 1970.[7]
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References
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