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Cosmos 103
Cosmos 103 was launched on December 28, 1965 aboard a Kosmos 65S3 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 2, 1990).
COSPAR 1965-112ANORAD 1868Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-103
- Common name
- Cosmos 103
- Payload designation
- Strela-2 No. 1L
- International designator
- 1965-112A
- NORAD catalog number
- 1868
- GCAT identifier
- S01868
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.124
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Strela-2
- Owner
- OKB-10
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- OKB-10 (Reshetnev)
- Platform (bus)
- Strela-2
Launch
- Date
- December 28, 1965 · 12:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-112Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 65S3
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC41/15
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 596 km
- Apogee
- 632 km
- Inclination
- 56.04°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- January 2, 1990
- Last known active
- 1966
- End of operations
- 1966
Size
- Mass
- 800 kg
- Dry mass
- 800 kg
- Length
- 3.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 3.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1119570 (CC0).