Kosmos 219
| Mission type | Magnetospheric |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1968-038A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-U2-D |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 300 kilograms (660 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 April 1968, 04:42:56 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar 86/4 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 2 March 1969 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 214 kilometres (133 mi) |
| Apogee | 1,647 kilometres (1,023 mi) |
| Inclination | 48.4 degrees |
| Period | 103.6 minutes |
Kosmos 219 (Russian: Космос 219 meaning Cosmos 219), also known as DS-U2-D No.2, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1968 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 300-kilogram (660 lb) spacecraft,[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to investigate flows of charged particles in the Earth's magnetosphere.[1]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 219 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/4 at Kapustin Yar.[2] The launch occurred at 04:42:56 UTC on 26 April 1968, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1968-038A.[4] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 03220.
Kosmos 219 was the second of two DS-U2-D satellites to be launched,[1] after Kosmos 137[5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 214 kilometres (133 mi), an apogee of 1,647 kilometres (1,023 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 103.6 minutes.[6] It completed operations on 28 February 1969,[7] before decaying from orbit and reentering the atmosphere on 2 March.[6]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Wade, Mark. "DS-U2-D". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
- ↑ "Cosmos 219". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "DS-U2-D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
- ↑ "World Civil Satellites 1957-2006". Space Security Index. Retrieved 2009-12-24.