Kosmos 101 (DS-P1-Yu No.4), a Soviet radar-calibration target satellite for air-defense and tracking systems. Kosmos-2I 63S1 from Kapustin Yar LC-86/1 lofted it into LEO on 21 December 1965; it remained in orbit until July 1966.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 200 kg
- Flight
- 32nd
- of 38 Kosmos-2I flights
- Date and time
- 21 December 1965, 06:14 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-2I
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Test Target
- International designator
- 1965-107
- Launches in 1965
- 118th of 124
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