Kosmos 165
| Mission type | ABMradar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1967-059A |
| SATCATno. | 02842 |
| Mission duration | 217 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-Yu |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 400 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 June 1967, 18:06:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk,Site 133/3 |
| Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 15 January 1968 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 198 km |
| Apogee altitude | 1515 km |
| Inclination | 81.9° |
| Period | 102.1 minutes |
| Epoch | 12 June 1967 |
Kosmos 165(Russian:Космос 165meaningCosmos 165), also known asDS-P1-Yu No.11was a radar calibration targetsatellitewhich was used by theSoviet Unionfor tests ofanti-ballistic missiles.It was a 400 kilograms (880 lb) spacecraft,[1]which was built by theYuzhnoye Design Office,and launched in 1967 as part of theDnepropetrovsk Sputnikprogramme.[3]
Kosmos 165 was launched using aKosmos-2I63SM carrier rocket, which flew fromSite 133/3atPlesetsk Cosmodrome.[4]The launch occurred at 18:06:00 GMT on 12 June 1967.[5]
Kosmos 165 separated from its carrier rocket into alow Earth orbitwith aperigeeof 198 kilometres (123 mi), anapogeeof 1,515 kilometres (941 mi), aninclinationof 81.9°, and anorbital periodof 102.1 minutes.[2]Itdecayedfrom orbit on 15 January 1968.[6]Kosmos 165 was the eighth of seventy nineDS-P1-Yusatellites to be launched,[3]and the seventh of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.[7]
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- ^ab"Cosmos 165:Trajectory 1967-059A".nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov.NASA. 27 February 2020.Retrieved17 April2020.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^abWade, Mark."DS-P1-Yu".Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived fromthe originalon 2 June 2012.Retrieved9 August2009.
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved9 August2009.
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