| Mission type | Ionospheric |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1966-043A |
| SATCAT no. | 02182 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-U2-I |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 250 kilograms (550 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 May 1966, 05:30:59 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar 86/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 30 November 1966 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 208 kilometres (129 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 1,202 kilometres (747 mi) |
| Inclination | 48.3 degrees |
| Period | 98.9 minutes |
Kosmos 119 (Russian: Космос 119 meaning Cosmos 119), also known as DS-U2-I No.1, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 250-kilogram (550 lb) spacecraft,[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to study the effects on radio waves of passing through the ionosphere.[1]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 119 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[2] The launch occurred at 05:30:59 GMT on 24 May 1966, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.[3] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1966-043A.[4] The North American Aerospace Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02182.
Kosmos 119 was the first of three DS-U2-I satellites to be launched.[1][5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of 208 kilometres (129 mi), an apogee of 1,202 kilometres (747 mi), 48.3 degrees of inclination, and an orbital period of 98.9 minutes.[6] On 30 November 1966, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.[6]
