Kosmos 849
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| Mission type | ABM radar target |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1976-083A |
| SATCAT no. | 09382 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1-I |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 400 kilograms (880 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 August 1976, 09:30 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 133/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 24 April 1978 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 264 kilometres (164 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 865 kilometres (537 mi) |
| Inclination | 71 degrees |
| Period | 96 minutes |
Kosmos 849 (Russian: Космос 849 meaning Cosmos 849), also known as DS-P1-I No.17 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1976 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[1]
It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket,[2] from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk. The launch occurred at 09:30 UTC on 18 August 1976.[3]
Kosmos 849 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 264 kilometres (164 mi), an apogee of 865 kilometres (537 mi), 71 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 96 minutes.[1] It decayed from orbit on 24 April 1978.[4]
Kosmos 849 was the seventeenth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched.[1] Of these, all reached orbit successfully except the seventh.[5]
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References
- ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-I". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
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