Kosmos 93

Kosmos 93

Mission type	Technology
COSPAR ID	1965-084A
SATCAT no.	01629
Mission duration	76 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-U2-V
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	305 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	19 October 1965, 05:45:00 GMT
Rocket	Kosmos-2M 63S1M
Launch site	Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1
Contractor	Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date	3 January 1966
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric[2]
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	216 km
Apogee altitude	513 km
Inclination	48.4°
Period	91.7 minutes
Epoch	19 October 1965

Kosmos 93 (Russian: Космос 93 meaning Cosmos 93), also known as DS-U2-V No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 305 kilograms (672 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to conduct classified technology development experiments for the Soviet armed forces.^[3]

A Kosmos-2M 63S1M^[4] carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 93 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.^[5] The launch occurred at 05:45 GMT on 19 October 1965, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.^[6] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1965-084A.^[7] The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 01629.

Kosmos 93 was the first of four DS-U2-V satellites to be launched.^[8] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 216 kilometres (134 mi), an apogee of 513 kilometres (319 mi), an 48.4° of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.7 minutes. On 3 January 1966, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.^[9][10]

See also

• 1965 in spaceflight

References

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