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DS-U2-MT

DS-U2-MT (Kosmos 461) [Yuzhnoye]

The DS-U2-MT satellite was a Soviet scientific satellite launched as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program. It investigated micrometeoroids and conducted gamma ray astronomy.

This satellite measured low-energy and high-energy component intensity variations of charged-particle flows, studied radiation intensity and spectral composition over a wide range, from X-ray to hard gamma radiation, and studied radiation variations and a correlation with the activity of principal meteor showers.

The satellite was launched on a Kosmos-3M from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.

Kosmos 461 reached an orbit with a perigee of 486 km, an apogee of 508 km and an inclination of 69.2°. It completed operations on 14 December 1972, and decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere on 21 February 1979.

Nation: USSR
Type / Application: Astronomy, X-ray, Gamma
Operator:
Contractors: Yuzhnoye
Equipment:
Configuration: DS Bus
Propulsion:
Power: 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
Lifetime: 40 days
Mass: 330 kg
Orbit: 486 km × 508 km, 69.24°
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Kosmos 461 (DS-U2-MT #1) 1971-105A 02.12.1971 Pl LC-132/1 Kosmos-3M

References:

  • Yuzhnoye: Small unified spacecraft
  • КБ "Южное": Название: Ракеты и космические аппараты Конструкторского бюро "Южное"

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