Kosmos 49
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1964-069A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-MG |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 355 kilograms (783 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 October 1964, 05:16 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63S1 |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 21 August 1965 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 260 kilometres (160 mi) |
| Apogee | 472 kilometres (293 mi) |
| Inclination | 48.9 degrees |
| Period | 91.9 minutes |
Kosmos 49 (Russian: Космос 49 meaning Cosmos 49), also known as DS-MG No.2 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 several scientific research packages as secondary payloads.[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 05:16 UTC on 24 October 1964.[3]
Kosmos 49 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 260 kilometres (160 mi), an apogee of 472 kilometres (293 mi), 48.9 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.9 minutes.[1] It decayed from orbit on 21 August 1965.[4] Kosmos 49 was the second of two DS-MG satellites to be launched, the other being Kosmos 26.[1][5] In addition to technological research, it also conducted scientific research into the Earth's magnetosphere, infrared flux and ultraviolet flux.
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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.