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Kosmos 901 (Russian: Космос 901 meaning Cosmos 901), also known as DS-P1-I No.18 was a satellite which was used as a radar target for anti-ballistic missile tests. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1977 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.[1]

Kosmos 901
Mission typeABM radar target
COSPAR ID1977-025A
SATCAT no.09905
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-P1-I
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass400 kilograms (880 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date5 April 1977, 10:30 (1977-04-05UTC10:30Z) UTC
RocketKosmos-2I 63SM
Launch sitePlesetsk 133/1
End of mission
Decay date28 June 1978 (1978-06-29)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude269 kilometres (167 mi)
Apogee altitude820 kilometres (510 mi)
Inclination71 degrees
Period95.5 minutes
 

It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63SM rocket,[2] from Site 133/1 at Plesetsk. The launch occurred at 10:30 UTC on 5 April 1977.[3]

Kosmos 901 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 269 kilometres (167 mi), an apogee of 820 kilometres (510 mi), 71 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 95.5 minutes.[1] It decayed from orbit on 28 June 1978.[4]

Kosmos 901 was the eighteenth of nineteen DS-P1-I satellites to be launched.[1] Of these, all reached orbit successfully except the seventh.[5]


See also



References


  1. Wade, Mark. "DS-P1-I". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  3. Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  5. Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.



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Cosmos 901 (en cirílico, Космос 901) fue un satélite artificial militar soviético perteneciente a la clase de satélites DS (tipo DS-P1-I) y lanzado el 5 de abril de 1977[1] mediante un cohete Kosmos-2I desde el cosmódromo de Plesetsk.[2]



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