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This article is about the satellite. For the rocket see Kosmos-3
Kosmos 3 Major contractors OKB-1 Bus 2MS Mission type Research
TechnologyLaunch date 24 April 1962
04:00 GMTCarrier rocket Kosmos-2I 63S1 Launch site Kapustin Yar Mayak-2 Orbital decay 17 October 1962 COSPAR ID 1962 Nu 1 Mass 305 kilograms (670 lb) Orbital elements Regime Low Earth Inclination 49° Apoapsis 1,142 kilometres (710 mi) Periapsis 204 kilometres (127 mi) Orbital period 93.8 minutes Kosmos 3 (Russian: Космос 3 meaning Cosmos 3), also known as 2MS #1 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 13 was a scientific research and technology demonstration satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1962. It was the third satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system, and the second spacecraft to be launched as part of the MS programme, after Kosmos 2 which was launched 18 days earlier. Its primary missions were to develop systems for future satellites, and to record data about cosmic rays and radiation.[1]
It was launched aboard Kosmos-2I 63S1 s/n 4LK.[2] It was the fifth flight of the Kosmos-2I, and the third to successfully reach orbit. The launch was conducted from pad 2 of the Mayak Launch Complex at Kapustin Yar, and occurred at 04:00 GMT on 24 April 1962.[3]
Kosmos 3 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 204 kilometres (127 mi), an apogee of 1,142 kilometres (710 mi), 49 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 93.8 minutes.[1] It decayed on 17 October 1962.[4]
Kosmos 3 was a 2MS satellite, the first of two to be launched.[1] The second was launched as Kosmos 5 on 28 May 1962. The 2MS was the second of two types of MS satellite to be launched, following the first 1MS spacecraft which had been launched as Kosmos 2.[5]
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References
- ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "2MS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/craft/2ms.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/kosmos2.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
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MS programme 1MS Kosmos 2 · #22MS Kosmos 3 · Kosmos 5← 1961 · Orbital launches in 1962 · 1963 → Discoverer 37 | Solrad 4 · LOFTI 2A · SECOR · Injun 2 · Surcal 1 | Ranger 3 | TIROS-4 | Mercury-Atlas 6 | FTV-2301 | Discoverer 38 | OSO-1 | Samos 6 | Kosmos 1 | Kosmos 2 | Midas 5 · Westford Drag | FTV-1142 | Ranger 4 | Kosmos 3 | Solrad 4B | Kosmos 4 | Ariel 1 | FTV-2401 | FTV-1125 | ANNA 1A | FTV-1126 | FTV-3501 | Mercury-Atlas 7 (Balloon Subsatellite 1) | FTV-3501 | Kosmos 5 | FTV-1128 | Zenit-2 No.3 | FTV-1127 · Oscar 2 | FTV-2402 | FTV-2312 | TIROS-5 | FTV-1129 | FTV-1151 | Kosmos 6 | Telstar 1 | FTV-2403 | FTV-1130 | Mariner 1 | FTV-1131 | Kosmos 7 | FTV-1152 | FTV-2404 | Vostok 3 | Vostok 4 | Kosmos 8 | FTV-2502 | Venera 2MV-1 No.1 | Mariner 2 | FTV-1153 | Venera 2MV-1 No.2 | FTV-1132 | Venera 2MV-2 No.1 | FTV-1133 · ERS-2 | TIROS-6 | Kosmos 9 | Alouette 1 · TAVE | FTV-1154 | Explorer 14 | Mercury-Atlas 8 | FTV-1134 | Kosmos 10 | Ranger 5 | Kosmos 11 | Mars 2MV-4 No.1 | 1MS No.2 | STARAD | Explorer 15 | ANNA 1B | Mars 1 | Mars 2MV-3 No.1 | FTV-1136 | FTV-2405 · ERS-1 | FTV-1135 | FTV-1155 | NRL PL120 · Injun 3 · NRL PL121 · Surcal 2 · Calsphere 1 | Relay 1 | FTV-1136 | Explorer 16 | Midas 6 · ERS-3 · ERS-4 | Transit 5A-1 | Kosmos 12Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in brackets.Categories:- MS programme
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