Kosmos 196

Soviet satellite. Kosmos 196 was launched on December 19, 1967 aboard a Kosmos 63S1 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 7, 1968).

COSPAR 1967-125ANORAD 3074Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-196
Common name: Kosmos 196
Payload designation: DS-U1-G No. 2
International designator: 1967-125A
NORAD catalog number: 3074
GCAT identifier: S03074
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.183

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: DS-U1-G
Owner: Yuzhnoe
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus): DS-U1

Launch

Date: December 19, 1967 · 06:30 UTC
Launch record: 1967-125Success
Rocket: Kosmos 63S1
Spaceport: Kapustin Yar · pad LC86/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 220 km
Apogee: 810 km
Inclination: 48.80°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: July 7, 1968
Last known active: Feb 7, 1968
End of operations: Feb 7, 1968

Size

Mass: 291 kg
Dry mass: 291 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 0.80 m
Span: 1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51556 (CC0).