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Kosmos 142
Soviet satellite. Kosmos 142 was launched on February 14, 1967 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 6, 1967).
COSPAR 1967-013ANORAD 2678Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-142
- Common name
- Kosmos 142
- Payload designation
- DS-U2-I No. 2
- International designator
- 1967-013A
- NORAD catalog number
- 2678
- GCAT identifier
- S02678
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.160
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
- February 14, 1967 · 10:04 UTC
- Launch record
- 1967-013Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Spaceport
- Kapustin Yar · pad LC86/1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 206 km
- Apogee
- 1,186 km
- Inclination
- 48.41°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- July 6, 1967
- Last known active
- Jul 6, 1967
- End of operations
- Jul 6, 1967
Size
- Mass
- 286 kg
- Dry mass
- 286 kg
- Length
- 2.1 m
- Diameter
- 1.30 m
- Span
- 30.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51539 (CC0).