Kosmos 135

 1966-112A

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The DS-U2-MP No. 1 satellite was primarily used to study micrometeorite fluxes (MP = meteoritnikh potoki), but also carried a gamma ray detector. Mass 280 kg, 50 kg instruments. 2.4l 2.3 dia + booms.

Kosmos-135
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Dec 12	2038?	Launch by 11K63	GTsP4
	2040?	Stage 2 burn
	2044?	Stage 2 sep	93.6 253 x 649 x 48.4
1967 Apr 12		End of transmissions
1967 Apr 28		Reentered

Payload:

• BAS-2 Micrometeorite detectors

• Magnetometer 

• GT Gamma radiation detector 0.4-2 MeV (Ioffe/Golenetskii,Mazets)