Kosmos 14

Kosmos 14
A model of the Kosmos 14 satellite.
Mission typeTechnology (Weather)
OperatorVNIIEM
COSPAR ID1963-010A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.00567
Mission duration138 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeOmega
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass500 kg[1]
Dimensions1.8 m of long
1.2 m in diameter
Start of mission
Launch date13 April 1963, 11:02:00 GMT
RocketKosmos-2I 63S1
Launch siteKapustin Yar, Mayak-2
ContractorYuzhnoye
End of mission
Decay date29 August 1963
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[2]
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude253 km
Apogee altitude435 km
Inclination48.88°
Period91.3 minutes
Epoch13 April 1963
 

Kosmos 14 (Russian: Космос 14 meaning Cosmos 14), also known as Omega No.1, was a satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1963. It was an Omega satellite, derived from the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik series.

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