Cosmos-148 (" DS-P1-I No. 2") is a Soviet research satellite of the Cosmos series of spacecraft of the DS-P1-I type, launched to carry out alignment, take accurate characteristics and periodically monitor the functioning of ground-based radar stations determination of coordinates and transmission of commands of special systems of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR [2] .
| Cosmos-148 | |
|---|---|
| " DS-P1-I No. 2" | |
| Customer | MCI , Ministry of Defense |
| Manufacturer |  OKB-586 |
| Operator | USSR Ministry of Defense |
| Tasks | alignment and periodic monitoring of the functioning of ground stations for determining coordinates and transmitting commands of special systems |
| Satellite | Satellite |
| Launch pad | Plesetsk 133/1 |
| Launch vehicle | 63C1 |
| Launch | March 16, 1967 17:30:00 UTC |
| Descent from orbit | May 7, 1967 |
| NSSDC ID | 1967-023A |
| SCN | 02712 |
| Specifications | |
| Platform | " DS-P1-I " |
| Weight | 195 kg [1] |
| The term of active existence | 60 |
| Elements of the orbit | |
| Orbit type | DOE |
| Eccentricity | 0.00997 |
| Mood | 71 ° |
| Circulation period | 91.3 minutes |
| Apocenter | 404 km |
| Pericenter | 270 km |
| Target equipment | |
| "BI" | airborne equipment with antenna-feeder device [2] |
| BMA | multichannel amplitude analyzer [1] |
| "BSD" | scintillation sensor unit [1] |
| AF-3 | astrophotometer [1] |
| "Lighthouse-02" | dual frequency radio transmitter [1] |
| Project site | |
Content
Creation History
In December 1959, the Interdepartmental Scientific and Technical Council for Space Research was created at the USSR Academy of Sciences , headed by Academician M.V. Keldysh , which is charged with developing thematic plans for the creation of spacecraft, issuing key thematic tasks, and coordinating research work and the development of the upper layers of the atmosphere and outer space, the preparation of the organization of international cooperation in space research [3] .
The member of the Presidium of the Interdepartmental Scientific and Technical Council for Space Research is approved by MK K. Yangel . In the field of applied tasks for carrying out such work, NII-4 of the USSR Ministry of Defense was entrusted [3] .
In 1962, the spacecraft " DS-A1 ", " DS-P1 ", " DS-MT " and " DS-MG " [4] were included in the program of the second stage of launches of the 63C1 launch vehicle .
Design Features
The on-board hardware complex of the Cosmos-148 spacecraft included:
- " BI " - on-board equipment with an antenna-feeder device;
- “ Rubidium ” - a complex of on-board equipment (“RDM-3” and “Fakel-MS”) of trajectory measurements;
- " Tral-P2 " - radio telemetry system;
- program-time mechanism;
- " OPU-12 " - operational software device;
- hardware control unit;
- solar orientation sensor;
- power supply system;
- passive temperature control system;
- " IS-1203 " - temperature measurement system;
- antenna feeder devices [2] ;
The design of all spacecraft of the DS-P1-I satellite platform is similar to the platform of the DS-P1 spacecraft, in terms of hardware it is a new development using small-sized supporting equipment [2] .
Cosmos-148 spacecraft flight program
Cosmos-148 was the second satellite from the DS-P1-I series. In total, about 18 satellites were manufactured and put into orbit. All but the first, launches were carried out from the Plesetsk cosmodrome from 1966 to 1977 [5] .
The first satellite of the series, Cosmos-106 , was launched from the Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome on January 25, 1966 [5] .
The target setting on the satellites of the DS-P1-I series was the organizations of the USSR Ministry of Defense and the USSR Ministry of Radio Industry [2] .
Launch
The Cosmos-148 spacecraft was launched on March 16, 1967, with the 63C1 launch vehicle from the first launcher of the 133rd launch pad of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome [6] .
Experiment Results
The satellite worked until May 7, 1967 .
The flight of the Cosmos-148 spacecraft is recognized as successful. During flight design tests, all the tactical and technical tasks were completed in full and with a positive result [2] .
See also
- Cosmos (spacecraft)
- Dnepropetrovsk satellite
- Cosmos-2 (launch vehicle)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Rockets and spacecraft of the Design Bureau "Southern", 2001 , p. 115.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Missiles and spacecraft of the Yuzhne Design Bureau, 2001 , p. 193.
- ↑ 1 2 Rockets and spacecraft of the Design Bureau "Southern", 2001 , p. 109.
- ↑ Rockets and spacecraft of the Design Bureau "Southern", 2001 , p. 110.
- ↑ 1 2 Rockets and spacecraft of the Design Bureau "Southern", 2001 , p. 194.
- ↑ NSSDC Master Catalog Search .
Literature
- Rockets and spacecraft Design Bureau "Southern" / Under the total. ed. S. N. Konyukhova . - Dnepropetrovsk: LLC “Kolograf”, LLC RA “Tandem-U”, 2001. - T. 1. - 240 p. - 1100 copies. - ISBN 966-7482-00-6 .
- Agapov V. To the launch of the first satellite of the DS series // Cosmonautics News . - M .: Videocosmos, 1997. - T. 7, No. 6 (147), March 10-23 . Archived February 2, 2014.
Links
- NSSDC / COSPAR ID: 1967-023A (English) . NSSDC Master Catalog Search. Date of treatment May 3, 2013. Archived May 12, 2013.