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Kosmos 108

Kosmos 108

Mission type	Solar research
COSPAR ID	1966-011A
SATCAT no.	02002
Mission duration	283 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	DS-U1-G
Manufacturer	Yuzhnoye
Launch mass	355 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	11 February 1966, 18:00:00 GMT
Rocket	Kosmos-2I 63S1
Launch site	Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1
Contractor	Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date	21 November 1966
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric[2]
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	219 km
Apogee altitude	855 km
Inclination	48.9°
Period	95.3 minutes
Epoch	11 February 1966

Kosmos 108 (Russian: Космос 108 meaning Cosmos 108), also known as DS-U1-G No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 355 kilograms (783 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Office and was used to study the effects of solar activity on the upper atmosphere.^[3]

AKosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 108 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1atKapustin Yar.^[4] The launch occurred at 18:00 GMT on 11 February 1966, and resulted in the successfully insertion of the satellite into low Earth orbit.^[5] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1966-011A.^[6] The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02002.

Kosmos 108 was the first of two DS-U1-G satellites to be launched, the other being Kosmos 196 (19 December 1967).^[7] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 219 kilometres (136 mi), an apogee of 855 kilometres (531 mi), an inclination of 48.9°, and an orbital period of 95.3 minutes. It completed operations on 26 February 1966.^[8] On 21 November 1966, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.^[9]

See also[edit]

• 1966 in spaceflight

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