1965-084A
The first DS-U2 satellite was DS-U2-V No. 1, or Kosmos-93. (V= vibratsionniy).
It was launched in Oct 1965 on the first flight of the modified 63S1M launch vehicle. A picture identified as Kosmos-93 is in the Glushko encyclopedia, and showed it as a fairly standard DS ellipsoid with a small experiment boom and no obvious solar panels. This does not match more recently released sketches.
DS-U2-V carried a payload to study the vibration (microgravity) environment of the satellite as well as the ionosphere. The DS-U2 bus was 1.5 x 0.8m, with 2.4 x 2.3m across the panels and antennae. Mass of DS-U2-V was 240 kg.
| Kosmos-93 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Oct 19 | 0545? | Launch by 63S1M | GTsP4 |
| 0547? | Stage 2 S1M burn | ||
| 0551? | Stage 2 cutoff | ||
| 0552? | Stage 2 sep | 91.8 216 x 513 x 48.4 | |
| 1965 Dec 16 | End of ops | ||
| 1966 Jan 3 | 1243? | Reentered | |
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