| Major contractors | Yuzhnoye |
|---|---|
| Bus | DS-U2-M |
| Mission type | Technology |
| Launch date | 26 November 1965 12:14 GMT |
| Carrier rocket | Kosmos-2M 63S1M |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar Site 86/1 |
| Orbital decay | 2 April 1967 |
| COSPAR ID | 1965-095A |
| Mass | 267 kilograms (590 lb)[1] |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 48.4° |
| Apoapsis | 2,020 kilometres (1,260 mi) |
| Periapsis | 217 kilometres (135 mi) |
| Orbital period | 107.7 minutes |
Kosmos 97 (Russian: Космос 97 meaning Cosmos 97), also known as DS-U2-M #1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 267-kilogram (590 lb) spacecraft,[2] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and used to conduct tests involving atomic clocks.[2]
A Kosmos-2M 63S1M[3] carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 97 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[4] The launch occurred at 12:14 GMT on 26 November 1965, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.[5] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1965-095A.[6] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 01777.
Kosmos 97 was the first of two DS-U2-M satellites to be launched, the other being Kosmos 145.[2][7] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 217 kilometres (135 mi), an apogee of 2,020 kilometres (1,260 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 107.7 minutes.[8] On 2 April 1967, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.[8]
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- ^ "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ Wade, Mark (2001-10-31). "Kosmos 63S1M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "Cosmos 97". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-M". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
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