Kosmos 49
| Mission type | Magnetosphere |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1964-069A |
| SATCATno. | 00913 |
| Mission duration | 301 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-MG |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 400 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 October 1964, 05:17:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Kosmos63S1 |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
| Contractor | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 21 August 1965 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 264 km |
| Apogee altitude | 466 km |
| Inclination | 48.99° |
| Period | 91.8 minutes |
| Epoch | 24 October 1964 |
Kosmos 49(Russian:Космос 49meaningCosmos 49), also known asDS-MG No.2was a scientific satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1964. This mission usedprotonmagnetometersto map the Earth'smagnetic fieldand, along with Kosmos 26, represented the USSR's contribution to the International Quiet Solar Year World Magnetic Survey. The corresponding American measurements were performed by the satellites OGO 2 and OGO 4.[3]It also conducted scientific research into the Earth'sinfrared fluxandultraviolet flux.
The shape of the spacecraft was almost an ellipsoid and measured 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) long and 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) in diameter. A boom 3.3 metres (11 ft) long was attached at one end of the spacecraft to the magnetometers. It had a mass of 400 kg. The performance of the spacecraft was satisfactory.[4]
It was launched aboard aKosmos63S1 rocket[5]fromMayak-2atKapustin Yar.The launch occurred at 05:17 GMT on 24 October 1964. Kosmos 49 was placed into alow Earth orbitwith aperigeeof 264 kilometres (164 mi), anapogeeof 466 kilometres (290 mi), 48.99° ofinclination,and anorbital periodof 91.8 minutes. Itdecayedfrom orbit on 21 August 1965.[6]Kosmos 49 was the second of twoDS-MGsatellites to be launched, the other beingKosmos 26.[7]
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References
[edit]- ^https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1964-069A- 27 February 2020
- ^https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1964-069A- 27 February 2020
- ^Wade, Mark."DS-MG".Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived fromthe originalon 5 January 2009.Retrieved26 May2009.
- ^https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1964-069A- 27 February 2020
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved26 May2009.
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Satellite Catalog".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved26 May2009.
- ^Wade, Mark."DS".Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived fromthe originalon 31 March 2009.Retrieved26 May2009.
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