Kosmos 148

Kosmos 148 (Russian: Космос 148 meaning Cosmos 148), also known as DS-P1-I No.2 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme,[3] and had a mass of 325 kilograms (717 lb).[1]

Kosmos 148
Mission typeABM Radar target
COSPAR ID1967-023A
SATCAT no.02712
Mission duration52 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-I
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date16 March 1967, 17:30 GMT
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk, 133/1
ContractorYuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date7 May 1967
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric [2]
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude270 km
Apogee altitude404 km
Inclination71.0°
Period91.3 minutes
Epoch16 March 1967
 

It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket,[4] from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk. The launch occurred at 17:30 GMT on 16 March 1967.[5] This was the first DS-P1-I launch to use the Kosmos-2I 63SM, which replaced the earlier 63S1 model. It was also the first launch from Site 133 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.[1]

Kosmos 148 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 270 kilometres (170 mi), an apogee of 404 kilometres (251 mi), an inclination of 71.0°, and an orbital period of 91.3 minutes.[2] It decayed from orbit on 7 May 1967.[6]

Kosmos 148 was the second of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched.[3] Of these, all reached orbit successfully except the DS-P1-I No.6 (seventh, launched out of sequence).[7]

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References
  1. "Cosmos 148: Display 1967-023A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Cosmos 148: Trajectory 1967-023A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-I". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  5. Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  6. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  7. Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
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