Kosmos 222

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Kosmos 222
Mission type ABM radar target
COSPAR ID 1968-044A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 03272
Mission duration134 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type DS-P1-Yu
Manufacturer Yuzhnoye
Launch mass325 kg
Start of mission
Launch date30 May 1968, 20:29:49 GMT
Rocket Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site Plesetsk, Site 133/3
Contractor Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date11 October 1968
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Perigee altitude 285 km
Apogee altitude 488 km
Inclination 71.0°
Period 92.3 minutes
Epoch 30 May 1968
 


Kosmos 222 (Russian : Космос 222 meaning Cosmos 222), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.12, was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. [1] It had a mass of 325 kilograms (717 lb). [1]

Kosmos 222 was launched from Site 133/3 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, [2] atop a Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket. The launch occurred on 30 May 1968 at 20:29:49 GMT, and resulted in Kosmos 222's successful deployment into low Earth orbit. [3] Upon reaching orbit, it was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1968-044A.

Kosmos 222 was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 285 kilometres (177 mi), an apogee of 488 kilometres (303 mi), an inclination of 71.0°, and an orbital period of 92.3 minutes. [1] [4] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 11 October 1968. [4] It was the fourteenth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched, [1] and the thirteenth of seventy two to successfully reach orbit. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-Yu". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  2. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  4. 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-P1-Yu (11F618)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 10 August 2009.





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