Kosmos 101
Introduction '''Kosmos 101''' ( meaning ''Cosmos 101''), also known as '''DS-P1-Yu No.4''' was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and launched in 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.The launch of Kosmos 101 was conducted using a Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket, which flew from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 06:14 GMT on 21 December 1965.Kosmos 101 separated from its carrier rocket into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of , an apogee of , an inclination of 49.0°, and an orbital period of 92.4 minutes. It decayed from orbit on 12 July 1966.Kosmos 101 was the fourth of seventy nine DS-P1-Yu satellites to be launched, of which all but seven were successful.
See also * 1965 in spaceflight
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