Kosmos 116

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Kosmos 116
Mission type ABM radar target
COSPAR ID 1966-036A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 02152
Mission duration221 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type DS-P1-Yu
Manufacturer Yuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date26 April 1966, 10:04:00 GMT
Rocket Kosmos-2M 63S1M
Launch site Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1
Contractor Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date3 December 1966
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric [2]
Regime Low Earth
Perigee altitude 289 km
Apogee altitude 451 km
Inclination 48.4°
Period 92.0 minutes
Epoch 26 April 1966
 

Kosmos 116 (Russian : Космос 116 meaning Cosmos 116), also known as DS-P1-Yu No.6 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 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. [4]

Kosmos 116 was launched using a Kosmos-2M 63S1M carrier rocket, [5] which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar. [6] The launch occurred at 10:04 GMT on 26 April 1966, and was successful. [7] Kosmos 116 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 289 kilometres (180 mi), an apogee of 451 kilometres (280 mi), an inclination of 48.4°, and an orbital period of 92.0 minutes. It decayed from orbit on 3 December 1966. [8] Kosmos 116 was the fifth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched, [4] and the fourth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit.

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