Kosmos 11
Mission typeTechnology
Harvard designation1962 Beta Theta 1
COSPAR ID1962-056A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.00441
Mission duration576 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeDS-A1
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass315 kg[1]
PowerBatteries
Start of mission
Launch date20 October 1962
03:50:00 GMT
RocketKosmos-2I 63S1
Launch siteKapustin Yar, Mayak-2
ContractorYuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date18 May 1964
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[2]
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude234 km
Apogee altitude901 km
Inclination49.0°
Period96.1 minutes
Epoch20 October 1962
 

Kosmos 11 (Russian: Космос 11 meaning Cosmos 11), also known as DS-A1 No.1 was a technology demonstration satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1962. It was the eleventh satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system, and the fourth spacecraft launched as part of the DS programme to successfully reach orbit, after Kosmos 1, Kosmos 6 and Kosmos 8. Its primary mission was to demonstrate technologies for future Soviet military satellites.[3]

Spacecraft

The DS-A1 satellites were developed by Yuzhnoye to test the techniques and equipment for communication and navigation systems and performed radiation measurements. It had a mass of 315 kilograms (694 lb).[1]

Launch

It was launched aboard the ninth flight of the Kosmos-2I 63S1 rocket.[4] The launch was conducted from Mayak-2 at Kapustin Yar on 20 October 1962 at 03:50:00 GMT.[5]

Mission

Kosmos 11 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 234 kilometres (145 mi), an apogee of 901 kilometres (560 mi), an inclination of 49.0°, and an orbital period of 96.1 minutes.[2] It decayed on 18 May 1964.[6] Kosmos 11 was the first of seven DS-A1 satellites to be launched.[3] The next DS-A1 launched will be Kosmos 17, on 22 May 1963.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cosmos 11: Display 1962-056A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b "Cosmos 11: Trajectory 1962-056A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b Wade, Mark. "DS-A1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  4. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  5. ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  6. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  7. ^ Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.


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