Kosmos 76

Kosmos 76
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1965-059A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.01464
Mission duration236 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-Yu
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch date23 July 1965, 04:33:00 GMT
RocketKosmos-2I 63S1
Launch siteKapustin Yar, Site 86/1
ContractorYuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date16 March 1966
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[2]
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude256 km
Apogee altitude513 km
Inclination48.8°
Period92.2 minutes
Epoch23 July 1965
 

Kosmos 76 (Russian: Космос 76 meaning Cosmos 76), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.3 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles.[3] It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[4]

Kosmos 76 was launched using a Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket,[5] which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 04:33 GMT on 23 July 1965.[6]

Kosmos 76 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 256 kilometres (159 mi), an apogee of 513 kilometres (319 mi), an 48.8° of inclination, and an orbital period of 92.2 minutes.[4][7] It decayed from orbit on 16 March 1966.[7] Kosmos 76 was the third of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched,[4] of which all but seven were successful. It replaced the previous satellite, DS-P1-Yu No.2, launched on 12 February 1965, which had failed to reach orbit due to a second stage malfunction[4]

See also

  • Spaceflight portal

References

  1. ^ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-059A - 27 February 2020
  2. ^ https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1965-059A - 27 February 2020
  3. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  5. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  6. ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  7. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
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