Kosmos 135

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Kosmos 135
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Mission type Micrometeoroid research
COSPAR ID 1966-112A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 02612
Mission duration121 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type DS-U2-MP
Manufacturer Yuzhnoye
Launch mass355 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date12 December 1966
20:37:59 GMT [2]
Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1
Contractor Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date12 April 1967
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric [2]
Regime Low Earth
Perigee altitude 253 km
Apogee altitude 649 km
Inclination 48.5°
Period 93.5 minutes
Epoch 12 December 1966

Kosmos 135 (Russian : Космос 135 meaning Cosmos 135), also known as DS-U2-MP No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 355 kilograms (783 lb) spacecraft, [1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Office, and was used to investigate micrometeoroids and particles of dust in space. [3]

A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 135 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar. [4] The launch occurred at 20:37:59 GMT on 12 December 1966, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit. [5] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1966-112A. The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02612. [1]

Kosmos 135 was the first of two DS-U2-MP satellites to be launched, the other being Kosmos 163 (5 June 1967). [3] [6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 253 kilometres (157 mi), an apogee of 649 kilometres (403 mi), an inclination of 48.5°, and an orbital period of 93.5 minutes. [2] It decayed from its orbit and reentered in the atmosphere on 12 April 1967. [7]

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