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Kosmos 268, the Glossary

Kosmos 268 (Космос 268 meaning Cosmos 268), known before launch as DS-P1-Yu No.18, was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles.^[1]

18 relations: Anti-ballistic missile, Apsis, Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik, DS-P1-Yu, Geocentric orbit, International Designator, Kapustin Yar, KB Pivdenne, Kosmos (rocket family), Kosmos (satellite), Launch vehicle, Low Earth orbit, Orbital decay, Orbital inclination, Orbital period, Satellite, Soviet Union, 1969 in spaceflight.
Spacecraft launched in 1969

Anti-ballistic missile

An anti-ballistic missile (ABM) is a surface-to-air missile designed to counter ballistic missiles (missile defense).

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Apsis

An apsis is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body.

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Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik (Днепропетровский Спутник; Дніпропетровський супутник), also known as DS, was a series of satellites launched by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1982. Kosmos 268 and Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik are Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik program and Soviet Union spacecraft stubs.

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DS-P1-Yu

DS-P1-Yu was a series of Soviet satellites developed by the Yuzhnoye Design Office of Ukraine, for use in calibrating the Dnestr space surveillance and early-warning radar system. Kosmos 268 and dS-P1-Yu are Soviet Union spacecraft stubs.

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Geocentric orbit

A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.

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International Designator

The International Designator, also known as COSPAR ID, is an international identifier assigned to artificial objects in space.

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Kapustin Yar

Kapustin Yar (Капустин Яр) is a Russian military training area and a rocket launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast, about 100 km east of Volgograd.

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KB Pivdenne

Pivdenne Design Office (translit), located in Dnipro, Ukraine, is a designer of satellites and rockets, and formerly of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), established by Mikhail Yangel.

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Kosmos (rocket family)

The Kosmos (also spelled Cosmos, Russian: Ко́смос) rockets were a series of Soviet and subsequently Russian rockets, derived from the R-12 and R-14 missiles, the best known of which is the Kosmos-3M, which has made over 440 launches.

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Kosmos (satellite)

Kosmos (Ко́смос,, meaning "(outer) space" or "Kosmos") is a designation given to many satellites operated by the Soviet Union and subsequently Russia. Kosmos 268 and Kosmos (satellite) are Kosmos satellites.

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Launch vehicle

A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space.

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Low Earth orbit

A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25.

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Orbital decay

Orbital decay is a gradual decrease of the distance between two orbiting bodies at their closest approach (the periapsis) over many orbital periods.

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Orbital inclination

Orbital inclination measures the tilt of an object's orbit around a celestial body.

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Orbital period

The orbital period (also revolution period) is the amount of time a given astronomical object takes to complete one orbit around another object.

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Satellite

A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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1969 in spaceflight

1969 saw humanity step onto another world for the first time.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_268