Kosmos 51

Technology demonstration satellite. Kosmos 51 was launched on December 9, 1964 aboard a Kosmos 63S1 from Kapustin Yar. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 14, 1965).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-51
Common name: Kosmos 51
Payload designation: DS-MT No. 3
International designator: 1964-080A
NORAD catalog number: 947
GCAT identifier: S00947
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.089

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: DS-MT
Owner: OKB-586
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: Yangel KB
Platform (bus): DS

Launch

Date: December 9, 1964 · 23:00 UTC
Launch record: 1964-080Success
Rocket: Kosmos 63S1
Spaceport: Kapustin Yar · pad LC86/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 259 km
Apogee: 530 km
Inclination: 48.76°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 14, 1965
Last known active: Jan 4, 1965
End of operations: Jan 4, 1965

Size

Mass: 247 kg
Dry mass: 247 kg
Length: 1.8 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 1.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53586 (CC0).