Kosmos 143

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Kosmos 143
Mission type Optical imaging reconnaissance
Operator OKB-1
COSPAR ID 1967-017A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no. 02693
Mission duration 8 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Zenit-2
Manufacturer OKB-1
Launch mass 1730 kg [1]
Start of mission
Launch date 27 February 1967
08:45:01 GMT
Rocket Vostok-2 s/n U15001-03
Launch site Baikonur , Site 1/5
Contractor OKB-1
End of mission
Disposal Recovered
Landing date 7 March 1967, 05:46 GMT
Landing site Steppe du Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric [2]
Regime Low Earth
Perigee altitude 204 km
Apogee altitude 297 km
Inclination 65.0°
Period 89.5 minutes
Epoch 27 February 1967
 

Kosmos 143 ( Russian : Космос 143 meaning Cosmos 143 ) or Zenit-2 No.45 was a Soviet , first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1967. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 143 was the forty-sixth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [3] [4] and had a mass of 1,730 kilograms (3,810 lb). [1]

Kosmos 143 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket, serial number U15001-03, [5] flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . The launch took place at 08:45:01 GMT on 27 February 1967, [6] and following its arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1967-017A and the Satellite Catalog Number 02693. A minor anomaly during launch resulted in the satellite's orbit being slightly lower than had been planned, with its orbital period being 22.8 seconds shorter than the target orbit. [1] Despite this the satellite performed its mission successfully. The satellite also carried a science package. [1]

Kosmos 143 was operated in a low Earth orbit , at an epoch of 27 February 1967, it had a perigee of 204 kilometres (127 mi), an apogee of 297 kilometres (185 mi), an inclination of 65.0°, and an orbital period of 89.5 minutes. [2] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 143 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute, landing at 05:46 GMT on 7 March 1967, and recovered by Soviet force. [7]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d "Cosmos 143: Display 1967-017A" . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov . NASA. 27 February 2020 . Retrieved 10 April 2020 . Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. ^ a b "Cosmos 143: Trajectory 1967-017A" . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov . NASA. 27 February 2020 . Retrieved 10 April 2020 .
  3. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)" . Gunter's Space Page . Archived from the original on 31 December 2011 . Retrieved 22 January 2014 .
  4. ^ Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2" . Encyclopedia Astronautica . Archived from the original on 23 May 2012 . Retrieved 22 January 2014 .
  5. ^ Wade, Mark. "Vostok 8A92" . Encyclopedia Astronautica . Archived from the original on 22 August 2016 . Retrieved 22 January 2014 .
  6. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved 22 January 2014 .
  7. ^ Christie, Robert. "Zenit Satellites - Zenit-2 variant" . Zarya.info . Retrieved 22 January 2014 .


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