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Kosmos 119

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 119 was launched on May 24, 1966 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Nov 30, 1966).

COSPAR 1966-043ANORAD 2182Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-119
Common name
Kosmos 119
Payload designation
DS-U2-I No. 1
International designator
1966-043A
NORAD catalog number
2182
GCAT identifier
S02182
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.143

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
DS-U2-I
Owner
Yuzhnoe
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
DS-U2

Launch

Date
May 24, 1966 · 05:31 UTC
Launch record
1966-043Success
Spaceport
Kapustin Yar · pad LC86/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
208 km
Apogee
1,202 km
Inclination
48.39°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
November 30, 1966
Last known active
May 26, 1966
End of operations
May 26, 1966

Size

Mass
286 kg
Dry mass
286 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,126 kg
Length
2.1 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
2.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51531 (CC0).