Q: What was Kosmos 196?

A: Kosmos 196 was a Soviet research satellite launched on December 19, 1967. It was a DS-U1-G model satellite with a mass of 352 kilograms.

Q: When and where was Kosmos 196 launched?

A: Kosmos 196 was launched on December 19, 1967, from Kapustin Yar using a Kosmos 63S1 launch vehicle at 06:30:07.

Q: What were the orbital characteristics of Kosmos 196?

A: Kosmos 196 had an orbital period of 95.5 minutes, with an apoapsis of 887 kilometers, a periapsis of 225 kilometers, an inclination of 49 degrees, and an eccentricity of 0.045996.

Q: What was the purpose of Kosmos 196?

A: Kosmos 196 was a research satellite of the DS-U1-G class, though specific research objectives are not detailed in the provided information.

Kosmos 196

Soviet satellite

Vehicle Ds U1 G Q51556

Facts

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Instance of: DS-U1-G
Launch date: 1967-12-19
Apoapsis: 887 km^[12]
Launch vehicle: Kosmos 63S1
Manufacturer: Pivdenne Design Office^[2]
Mass: 352 kg^[10]
Orbital eccentricity: 0.045996^[7]
Orbital inclination: 49 degree^[9]
Orbital period: 95.5 minute^[11]
Periapsis: 225 km^[13]
Significant event: rocket launch^[6]
Space launch vehicle: Kosmos 63S1^[3]
Spacecraft bus: DS-U1^[5]
Start point: Kapustin Yar^[8]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: December 19, 1967^[4]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 4

COSPAR ID: 1967-125A
Freebase ID: /m/09gq6hg
SCN: 03074
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "03074"]

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Instance of 1

DS-U1-G

Manufacturer 1

Pivdenne Design Office

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Kosmos 63S1

Spacecraft bus 1

DS-U1

Start point 1

Kapustin Yar

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Summary

Kosmos 196 is a DS-U1-G^[1].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Kosmos 196 — manufacturer (P176): Pivdenne Design Office. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Kosmos 196 — space launch vehicle (P375): Kosmos 63S1. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Kosmos 196 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): December 19, 1967. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Kosmos 196 — spacecraft bus (P707): DS-U1. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Kosmos 196 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Kosmos 196 — orbital eccentricity (P1096): {'amount': '+0.045996'}. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Kosmos 196 — start point (P1427): Kapustin Yar. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Kosmos 196 — orbital inclination (P2045): 49 degree. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Kosmos 196 — mass (P2067): 352 kg. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Kosmos 196 — orbital period (P2146): 95.5 minutes. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Kosmos 196 — apoapsis (P2243): 887 km. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Kosmos 196 — periapsis (P2244): 225 km. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Kosmos 196 is an instance of DS-U1-G (Q49462) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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