WORLD'S FIRST AUTOMATIC DOCKING IN SPACE.  TWO SATELLITES IN COMMON ORBIT.

WORLD'S FIRST AUTOMATIC DOCKING IN SPACE. TWO SATELLITES IN COMMON ORBIT.

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Abstract:

On 30 October 1967 the Soviet Union carried out the launching of artificial Earth satellite Kosmos-188, designed to continue space research and develop new spacecraft systems and structural elements, in accordance with the program announced by TASS on 16 March 1962. The satellite was placed in an orbit having the following parameters initial period of rotation - 88.97 minutes maximum distance from the surface of the Earth at apogee - 276 kilometers minimum distance from the surface of the Earth at perigee - 200 kilometers orbital inclination - 51.68 degrees. At 1200 hours 20 minutes Moscow time, Kosmos-188 achieved the worlds first automatic docking with artificial Earth satellite Kosmos-186, launched on 27 October 1967. Author

Author(s):

No Author(s) Identified

Author Organization(s):

FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Supplementary Note:

Edited trans. from Pravda, Moscow (USSR) p1, 31 Oct 67, by R. Zeccola.

Annotation:

World's first automatic docking in space. Two satellites in common orbit--Translation.

Pagination:

0005

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Report Number(s):

FTD-HT-23-1604-67

Subject Terms

Modernization Areas:

Space

Communities of Interest:

Space

Descriptor(s):

(*MANEUVERING SATELLITES, *SPACECRAFT DOCKING), RENDEZVOUS TRAJECTORIES, APOGEE, PERIGEE, SATELLITE ATTITUDE, ORBITS, USSR, PROPAGANDA

Field(s)/Group(s):

Astronautics, Unmanned Spacecraft

Keyword(s):

COSMOS 186 SATELLITE, TRANSLATIONS

Report Date:

1967 Dec 06