Kosmos 165

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 165 was launched on June 12, 1967 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 15, 1968).

COSPAR 1967-059ANORAD 2842Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-165
Common name: Kosmos 165
Payload designation: DS-P1-Yu No. 11L
International designator: 1967-059A
NORAD catalog number: 2842
GCAT identifier: S02842
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.167

Mission

Mission type: Calibration
Use: Defense
Program: DS-P1-Yu B
Owner: Yuzhnoe
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): DS-P1

Launch

Date: June 12, 1967 · 18:06 UTC
Launch record: 1967-059Success
Rocket: Kosmos 11K63
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 198 km
Apogee: 1,399 km
Inclination: 81.90°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: January 15, 1968
Last known active: Jun 24, 1967
End of operations: Jun 24, 1967

Size

Mass: 200 kg
Dry mass: 200 kg
Length: 1.2 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 1.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51550 (CC0).