Kosmos 137

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Kosmos 137
Mission type Magnetosphere
COSPAR ID 1966-117A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 02627
Mission duration142 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type DS-U2-D
Manufacturer Yuzhnoye
Launch mass295 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date21 December 1966
13:11:59 GMT
Rocket Kosmos-2I 63S1
Launch site Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1
Contractor Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Last contact12 May 1967
Decay date23 November 1967
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric [2]
Regime Low Earth
Perigee altitude 219 km
Apogee altitude 1718 km
Inclination 48.8°
Period 104.3 minutes
Epoch 21 December 1966

Kosmos 137 (Russian : Космос 137 meaning Cosmos 137), also known as DS-U2-D No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 295 kilograms (650 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to investigate charged particles in the Earth's magnetosphere. [3]

A Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 137 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar. [4] The launch occurred at 13:11:59 GMT on 21 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 1966-117A. The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02627. [1]

Kosmos 137 was the first of two DS-U2-D satellites to be launched, [3] and was followed by Kosmos 219 (26 April 1968). [6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 219 kilometres (136 mi), an apogee of 1,718 kilometres (1,068 mi), an inclination of 48.8°, and an orbital period of 104.3 minutes. [2] It completed operations on 12 May 1967, [7] before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 23 November 1967. [8]

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  2. 1 2 "Cosmos 137: Trajectory 1966-117A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-D". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  4. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
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