Kosmos 122

Soviet weather satellite. Kosmos 122 was launched on June 25, 1966 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 14, 1989).

COSPAR 1966-057ANORAD 2254Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-122
Common name: Kosmos 122
Payload designation: Meteor No. 5L
International designator: 1966-057A
NORAD catalog number: 2254
GCAT identifier: S02254
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.142

Mission

Mission type: Meteorology
Use: Defense
Program: Meteor A
Owner: VNIIEM
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute
Platform (bus): Meteor

Launch

Date: June 25, 1966 · 10:30 UTC
Launch record: 1966-057Success
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 583 km
Apogee: 653 km
Inclination: 64.98°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 14, 1989
Last known active: October 1966
End of operations: October 1966

Size

Mass: 1,250 kg
Dry mass: 1,250 kg
Length: 4.5 m
Diameter: 1.40 m
Span: 4.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q523982 (CC0).