Kosmos 11
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Harvard designation | 1962 Beta Theta 1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1962-056A |
| SATCATno. | 00441 |
| Mission duration | 576 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-A1 |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 315 kg[1] |
| Power | Batteries |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 October 1962 03:50:00GMT |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I63S1 |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar,Mayak-2 |
| Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 18 May 1964 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 234 km |
| Apogee altitude | 901 km |
| Inclination | 49.0° |
| Period | 96.1 minutes |
| Epoch | 20 October 1962 |
Kosmos 11(Russian:Космос 11meaningCosmos 11), also known asDS-A1 No.1was a technology demonstrationsatellitewhich was launched by theSoviet Unionin 1962. It was the eleventh satellite to be designated under theKosmossystem, and the fourth spacecraft launched as part of theDSprogramme to successfully reach orbit, afterKosmos 1,Kosmos 6andKosmos 8.Its primary mission was to demonstrate technologies for future Soviet military satellites.[3]
Spacecraft
[edit]The DS-A1 satellites were developed byYuzhnoyeto test the techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems and performed radiation measurements. It had a mass of 315 kilograms (694 lb).[1]
Launch
[edit]It was launched aboard the ninth flight of theKosmos-2I63S1 rocket.[4]The launch was conducted fromMayak-2atKapustin Yaron 20 October 1962 at 03:50:00 GMT.[5]
Mission
[edit]Kosmos 11 was placed into a low Earth orbit with aperigeeof 234 kilometres (145 mi), anapogeeof 901 kilometres (560 mi), aninclinationof 49.0°, and anorbital periodof 96.1 minutes.[2]Itdecayedon 18 May 1964.[6]Kosmos 11 was the first of seven DS-A1 satellites to be launched.[3]The next DS-A1 launched will beKosmos 17,on 22 May 1963.[7]
References
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- ^ab"Cosmos 11: Display 1962-056A".nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov.NASA. 27 February 2020.Retrieved25 April2020.
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- ^ab"Cosmos 11: Trajectory 1962-056A".nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov.NASA. 27 February 2020.Retrieved25 April2020.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^abWade, Mark."DS-A1".Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived fromthe originalon 17 June 2012.Retrieved25 May2009.
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved25 May2009.
- ^Wade, Mark."Kosmos 2".Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived fromthe originalon 18 June 2012.Retrieved25 May2009.
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Satellite Catalog".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved25 May2009.
- ^Wade, Mark."DS".Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived fromthe originalon 31 March 2009.Retrieved25 May2009.
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