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Kosmos 101

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 101 was launched on December 21, 1965 aboard a Kosmos 63S1 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 12, 1966).

COSPAR 1965-107ANORAD 1846Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-101
Common name
Kosmos 101
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 4L
International designator
1965-107A
NORAD catalog number
1846
GCAT identifier
S01846
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.124

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
DS-P1-Yu A
Owner
Yuzhnoe
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
DS-P1

Launch

Date
December 21, 1965 · 06:14 UTC
Launch record
1965-107Success
Spaceport
Kapustin Yar · pad LC86/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
255 km
Apogee
510 km
Inclination
48.80°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
July 12, 1966
Last known active
Mar 11, 1966
End of operations
Mar 11, 1966

Size

Mass
200 kg
Dry mass
200 kg
Length
1.2 m
Diameter
1.20 m
Span
1.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51524 (CC0).