Kosmos 119

Kosmos 119

Mission type	Ionospheric
COSPAR ID	1966-043A
SATCAT no.	02182
Mission duration	100 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-U2-I
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	250 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	24 May 1966, 05:30:59 GMT
Rocket	Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site	Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1
Contractor	Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date	30 November 1966
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric[2]
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	208 km
Apogee altitude	1292 km
Inclination	48.5°
Period	99.8 minutes
Epoch	24 May 1966

Kosmos 119 (Russian: Космос 119 meaning Cosmos 119), also known as DS-U2-I No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250 kilograms (550 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to study the effects on radio waves of passing through the ionosphere.^[3]

A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 119 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.^[4] The launch occurred at 05:30:59 GMT on 24 May 1966, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.^[5] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1966-043A. The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02182.^[1]

Kosmos 119 was the first of three DS-U2-I satellites to be launched.^[6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 208 kilometres (129 mi), an apogee of 1,292 kilometres (803 mi), an inclination of 48.5°, and an orbital period of 99.8 minutes.^[2] On 30 November 1966, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.^[7]

See also

• 1966 in spaceflight

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