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 |
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Type / Application: | Astronomy, X-ray, Gamma |
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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 | |
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Kosmos 461 (DS-U2-MT #1) | 1971-105A | 02.12.1971 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M |