Spacecraft type DS-U2-V Launch date 4 November 1965 Decay date 18 January 1966 | COSPAR ID 1965-088A Launch mass 325 kilograms (717 lb) Manufacturer Yuzhnoye Design Office | |
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Kosmos 95 (Russian: Космос 95 meaning Cosmos 95), also known as DS-U2-V No.2, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 325-kilogram (717 lb) spacecraft, which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to conduct classified technology development experiments for the Soviet armed forces.
A Kosmos-2M 63S1M carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 95 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar. The launch occurred at 05:31 GMT on 4 November 1965, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit. Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1965-088A. The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 01706.
Kosmos 95 was the second of four DS-U2-V satellites to be launched. It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 147 kilometres (91 mi), an apogee of 205 kilometres (127 mi), 48.4 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 88 minutes. On 18 January 1966, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.