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Kosmos 191

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 191 was launched on November 21, 1967 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 2, 1968).

COSPAR 1967-115ANORAD 3043Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-191
Common name
Kosmos 191
Payload designation
DS-P1-Yu No. 9L
International designator
1967-115A
NORAD catalog number
3043
GCAT identifier
S03043
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.181

Mission

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

Launch

Date
November 21, 1967 · 14:29 UTC
Launch record
1967-115Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
261 km
Apogee
451 km
Inclination
71.00°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
March 2, 1968
Last known active
Mar 2, 1968
End of operations
Mar 2, 1968

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 Q51555 (CC0).