Kosmos 225
| Mission type | Magnetospheric |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1968-048A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-U1-Ya |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 375 kilograms (827 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 June 1968, 21:29:54 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar 86/4 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 2 November 1968 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 250 kilometres (160 mi) |
| Apogee | 492 kilometres (306 mi) |
| Inclination | 48.4 degrees |
| Period | 91.96 minutes |
Kosmos 225 (Russian: Космос 225 meaning Cosmos 225), also known as DS-U1-Ya No.2, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 375-kilogram (827 lb) spacecraft,[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to investigate cosmic rays and flows of charged particles in the Earth's magnetosphere.[2]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 225 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar.[3] The launch occurred at 21:29:54 UTC on 11 June 1968, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.[4] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1968-048A.[5] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 03279.
Kosmos 225 was the second of two DS-U1-Ya satellites to be launched, but the only one to successfully reach orbit; the DS-U1-Ya No.1 satellite having been lost in a launch failure due to a second stage malfunction, 216 seconds into its flight.[2][6] Kosmos 225 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 250 kilometres (160 mi), an apogee of 492 kilometres (306 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.96 minutes.[7] It completed operations on 29 June 1968, before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 2 November.[7]
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References
- 1 2 "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- 1 2 Wade, Mark. "DS-U1-Ya". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ↑ "Cosmos 225". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U1-Ya". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 24 December 2009.