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

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 world's first automatic docking with artificial Earth satellite Kosmos-186, launched on 27 October 1967. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 06, 1967
Accession Number
AD0678307

Entities

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Automatic
  • Launching
  • Orbital Inclination
  • Rotation
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Components
  • Ussr
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers