Kosmos 202

Kosmos 202
Orbital elements
Major contractors	Yuzhnoye
Bus	DS-U2-V
Mission type	Technology
Launch date	20 February 1968 10:03:11 UTC
Carrier rocket	Kosmos-2I 63SM
Launch site	Kapustin Yar Site 86/4
Orbital decay	24 March 1968
COSPAR ID	1968-010A
Mass	325 kilograms (720 lb)^[1]
Regime	Low Earth
Inclination	48.4°
Apoapsis	446 kilometres (277 mi)
Periapsis	211 kilometres (131 mi)
Orbital period	91.1 minutes

Kosmos 202 (Russian: Космос 202 meaning Cosmos 202), also known as DS-U2-V #4, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (720 lb) spacecraft,^[2] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to conduct classified technology development experiments for the Soviet armed forces.^[2]

A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 202 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar.^[3] The launch occurred at 10:03:11 UTC on 20 February 1968, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.^[4] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1968-010A.^[5] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 03128.

Kosmos 202 was the last of four DS-U2-V satellites to be launched.^[2]^[6] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 211 kilometres (131 mi), an apogee of 446 kilometres (277 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 91.1 minutes.^[7] On 24 March 1968, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.^[7]

References [edit]

^ "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-V". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
^ "Cosmos 202". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
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^ ^a ^b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-12-06.

Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme

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DS-2

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#2

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Test	Kosmos 6 #2 Kosmos 19 Kosmos 25

P1-I	Kosmos 106 Kosmos 148 Kosmos 204 Kosmos 242 Kosmos 275 Kosmos 308 #6 Kosmos 327 Kosmos 362 Kosmos 391 Kosmos 440 Kosmos 497 Kosmos 615 Kosmos 662 Kosmos 750 Kosmos 801 Kosmos 849 Kosmos 901 Kosmos 919

P1-M	#1 Kosmos 394 Kosmos 400 Kosmos 459 Kosmos 521

P1-M Lira	#1 Kosmos 803 Kosmos 839 Kosmos 880 Kosmos 909 Kosmos 959 Kosmos 967 Kosmos 1171 Kosmos 1241 Kosmos 1375

P1-Yu	Kosmos 36 #2 Kosmos 76 Kosmos 101 Kosmos 116 Kosmos 123 Kosmos 152 Kosmos 165 Kosmos 173 Kosmos 176 Kosmos 191 Kosmos 211 Kosmos 221 Kosmos 222 Kosmos 233 Kosmos 245 Kosmos 257 Kosmos 265 Kosmos 268 Kosmos 277 Kosmos 283 Kosmos 285 #23 Kosmos 295 Kosmos 303 Kosmos 307 Kosmos 311 Kosmos 314 Kosmos 319 Kosmos 324 Kosmos 334 #36 Kosmos 347 Kosmos 351 Kosmos 357 Kosmos 369 Kosmos 380 Kosmos 388 Kosmos 393 #39 Kosmos 408 Kosmos 421 Kosmos 423 #33 Kosmos 435 Kosmos 453 Kosmos 455 Kosmos 458 Kosmos 467 Kosmos 472 Kosmos 481 Kosmos 485 Kosmos 487 #51 Kosmos 498 Kosmos 501 Kosmos 523 Kosmos 524 Kosmos 526 Kosmos 545 Kosmos 553 Kosmos 558 Kosmos 562 Kosmos 580 Kosmos 601 Kosmos 608 Kosmos 611 Kosmos 633 Kosmos 634 #68 Kosmos 668 Kosmos 686 Kosmos 695 Kosmos 703 Kosmos 705 Kosmos 725 Kosmos 745 Kosmos 818 Kosmos 850

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