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Kosmos 148

Soviet military satellite. Kosmos 148 was launched on March 16, 1967 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 7, 1967).

COSPAR 1967-023ANORAD 2712Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-148
Common name
Kosmos 148
Payload designation
DS-P1-I No. 2L
International designator
1967-023A
NORAD catalog number
2712
GCAT identifier
S02712
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.160

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
March 16, 1967 · 17:30 UTC
Launch record
1967-023Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
270 km
Apogee
384 km
Inclination
71.00°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 7, 1967
Last known active
May 7, 1967
End of operations
May 7, 1967

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 Q51542 (CC0).