Kosmos 14

Kosmos 14
Mission type Technology
Operator VNIIEM
COSPAR ID 1963-010A
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Omega
Manufacturer Yuzhnoye
Launch mass 200 kilograms (440 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date 13 April 1963, 11:00:00 (1963-04-13UTC11Z) UTC
Rocket Kosmos-2I 63S1
Launch site Kapustin Yar Mayak-2
End of mission
Decay date 29 August 1963 (1963-08-30)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Perigee 262 kilometres (163 mi)
Apogee 444 kilometres (276 mi)
Inclination 48.9 degrees
Period 91.6 minutes

Kosmos 14 (Russian: Космос 14 meaning Cosmos 14), also known as Omega No.1, was a satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1963. It was an Omega satellite, derived from the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik series. It was a 200-kilogram (440 lb) spacecraft,[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used by VNIIEM to conduct experiments with the use of gyroscopes to control spacecraft.[2]

Kosmos 14 was launched from pad 2 of the Mayak Launch Complex at Kapustin Yar, aboard a Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket.[3] The launch occurred at 11:00:00 UTC on 13 April 1963, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into a low Earth orbit.[4] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1963-010A.[5] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 00567.

Kosmos 14 was the first of two Omega satellites to be launched,[2] the other being Kosmos 23.[6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 262 kilometres (163 mi), an apogee of 444 kilometres (276 mi), 48.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.6 minutes.[7] It remained in orbit until it decayed and reentered the atmosphere on 29 August 1963.[7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 Wade, Mark. "Omega". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  3. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  4. ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Cosmos 14". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  6. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Omega". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  7. 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 December 2009.


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