Kosmos 14

Weather satellite. Kosmos 14 was launched on April 13, 1963 aboard a Kosmos 63S1 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 29, 1963).

COSPAR 1963-010ANORAD 567Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-14
Common name: Kosmos 14
Payload designation: Omega-1 No. 1
International designator: 1963-010A
NORAD catalog number: 567
GCAT identifier: S00567
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.036

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: Omega-1
Owner: VNIIEM
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute
Platform (bus): Omega-1

Launch

Date: April 13, 1963 · 11:00 UTC
Launch record: 1963-010Success
Rocket: Kosmos 63S1
Spaceport: Kapustin Yar · pad Mayak-2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 262 km
Apogee: 445 km
Inclination: 48.95°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 29, 1963
Last known active: 1963
End of operations: 1963

Size

Mass: 200 kg
Dry mass: 200 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q918610 (CC0).