Kosmos 23

Weather satellite. Kosmos 23 was launched on December 13, 1963 aboard a Kosmos 63S1 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 27, 1964).

COSPAR 1963-050ANORAD 707Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-23
Common name: Kosmos 23
Payload designation: Omega-1 No. 2
International designator: 1963-050A
NORAD catalog number: 707
GCAT identifier: S00707
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.056

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: Omega-1
Owner: VNIIEM
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute
Platform (bus): Omega-1

Launch

Date: December 13, 1963 · 14:15 UTC
Launch record: 1963-050Success
Rocket: Kosmos 63S1
Spaceport: Kapustin Yar · pad Mayak-2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 237 km
Apogee: 528 km
Inclination: 48.96°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 27, 1964
Last known active: 1964
End of operations: 1964

Size

Mass: 200 kg
Dry mass: 200 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q897125 (CC0).