Kosmos 26
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1964-013A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-MG |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 365 kilograms (805 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 March 1964, 15:07 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 28 September 1964 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 268 kilometres (167 mi) |
| Apogee | 376 kilometres (234 mi) |
| Inclination | 48.9 degrees |
| Period | 91 minutes |
Kosmos 26 (Russian: Космос 26 meaning Cosmos 26), also known as DS-MG No.1 was a technology demonstration satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1964 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. Its primary mission was to demonstrate an electric gyrodyne orientation system.[1] It also carried a magnetospheric research package as a secondary payload.[1]
It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63S1 rocket[2] from pad 2 of the Mayak Launch Complex at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 15:07 UTC on 18 March 1964.[3]
Kosmos 26 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 268 kilometres (167 mi), an apogee of 376 kilometres (234 mi), 48.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91 minutes.[1] It decayed from orbit on 28 September 1964.[4] Kosmos 26 was the first of two DS-MG satellites to be launched, the other being Kosmos 49.[1][5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Wade, Mark. "DS-MG". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 26 May 2009.