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Kosmos 106

Soviet military satellite. Kosmos 106 was launched on January 25, 1966 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 14, 1966).

COSPAR 1966-004ANORAD 1949Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-106
Common name
Kosmos 106
Payload designation
DS-P1-I No. 1L
International designator
1966-004A
NORAD catalog number
1949
GCAT identifier
S01949
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.124

Mission

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

Launch

Date
January 25, 1966 · 12:28 UTC
Launch record
1966-004Success
Spaceport
Kapustin Yar · pad LC86/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
278 km
Apogee
502 km
Inclination
48.37°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 14, 1966
Last known active
Nov 14, 1966
End of operations
Nov 14, 1966

Size

Mass
200 kg
Dry mass
200 kg
Length
1.4 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
1.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51526 (CC0).