Related Research Articles
The Zenit-2 is a Ukrainian,previously Soviet,expendable carrier rocket. First flown in 1985,it has been launched 37 times,with 6 failures. It is a member of the Zenit family of rockets and was designed by the Yuzhmash.
Strela is a Russian orbital carrier rocket,derived from the Soviet/Russian UR-100NU missile. It conducted its maiden test launch on 5 December 2003,carried its first functional payload on 27 June 2013,and a second one on 19 December 2014.
The AJ10 is a hypergolic rocket engine manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne. It has been used to propel the upper stages of several launch vehicles,including the Delta II and Titan III. Variants were and are used as the service propulsion engine for the Apollo command and service module,in the Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System,and on NASA's Orion spacecraft.
The Kosmos-3 was a Soviet carrier rocket,derived from the R-14 missile,which was used to orbit satellites between 1966 and 1968. It was quickly replaced by the modernised Kosmos-3M. Six were flown,four as orbital carrier rockets,and two on sub-orbital flights. All launches occurred from Site 41/15 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Kosmos-2251,was a Russian Strela-2M military communications satellite. It was launched into Low Earth orbit from Site 132/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 04:17 UTC on 16 June 1993,by a Kosmos-3M carrier rocket.·The Strela satellites had a lifespan of 5 years,and the Russian government reported that Kosmos-2251 ceased functioning in 1995. Russia was later criticised by The Space Review for leaving a defunct satellite in a congested orbit,rather than deorbiting it. In response,Russia noted that they were not required to do so under international law. In any case,the KAUR-1 satellites had no propulsion system,which is usually required for deorbiting.
Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik,also known as DS,was a series of satellites launched by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1982. DS satellites were used for a number of missions,including technological and scientific research,and radar tracking targets for anti-satellite weapons and anti-ballistic missiles. 185 were launched,using dedicated Kosmos rockets.·
Kosmos 36,also known as DS-P1-Yu #1 was a satellite which was used for use in calibrating the Dnestr space surveillance and as a radar calibration target,for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1964 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau.
Kosmos 23,also known as Omega No.2,was a satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1963. It was an Omega satellite,derived from the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik series. It was a 347 kilograms (765 lb) spacecraft,which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Office,and was used to conduct experiments with the use of gyroscopes to control spacecraft,for VNIIEM.
Kosmos 13 or Zenit-2 No.9 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 spacecraft,Kosmos 13 was the eighth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched.
Kosmos 15 or Zenit-2 No.9 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 spacecraft,Kosmos 15 was the ninth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched.
Kosmos 16 or Zenit-2 No.10 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 satellite,Kosmos 16 was the tenth of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched.
Kosmos 18 or Zenit-2 No.11 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 satellite,Kosmos 18 was the eleventh of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched.
Kosmos 20 or Zenit-2 No.13 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 satellite,Kosmos 20 was the thirteenth of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched.
Kosmos 28 or Zenit-2 No.16 was a Soviet,a first generation,low resolution,optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft,Kosmos 28 was the sixteenth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).
Kosmos 29 or Zenit-2 No.19 was a Soviet,a first generation,low resolution,optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft,Kosmos 29 was the seventeenth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched and had a mass of 4,780 kilograms (10,540 lb).
Kosmos 33 or Zenit-2 No.20 was a Soviet,first generation,low resolution,optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft,Kosmos 33 was the nineteenth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).
Kosmos 37 or Zenit-2 No.22 was a Soviet,first generation,low resolution,optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft,Kosmos 37 was the twentieth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).
Kosmos 48 or Zenit-2 No.24 was a Soviet,first generation,low resolution,optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1964. A Zenit-2 spacecraft,Kosmos 48 was the twenty-third of eighty-one such satellites to be launched and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).
Kosmos 143 or Zenit-2 No.45 was a Soviet,first generation,low resolution,optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1967. A Zenit-2 spacecraft,Kosmos 143 was the forty-sixth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched and had a mass of 1,730 kilograms (3,810 lb).
References
- 1 2 3 Krebs, Gunter. "Kosmos-1 (65S3)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- 1 2 3 Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Strela 1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Strela 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2008-10-24.