| Kosmos 145 | |
| Mission Type: | Technology |
| Cospar Id: | 1967-019A |
| Satcat: | 02697 |
| Mission Duration: | 371 days |
| Spacecraft Type: | DS-U2-M |
| Manufacturer: | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch Mass: | 250 kg |
| Launch Date: | 3 March 1967, 06:44:58 GMT |
| Launch Rocket: | Kosmos-2I 63SM |
| Launch Site: | Kapustin Yar, Site 86/1 |
| Launch Contractor: | Yuzhnoye |
| Decay Date: | 8 March 1968 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 3 March 1967 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 215 km |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 2116 km |
| Orbit Inclination: | 48.4° |
| Orbit Period: | 108.6 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
Kosmos 145 (Russian: Космос 145 meaning Cosmos 145), also known as DS-U2-M No.2, was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a spacecraft,[1] which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, and was used to conduct tests involving atomic clocks.[2]
A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 145 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.[3] The launch occurred at 06:44:58 GMT on 3 March 1967, and resulted in the successful insertion of the satellite into orbit.[4] Upon reaching orbit, the satellite was assigned its Kosmos designation, and received the International Designator 1967-019A.[1] The North American Air Defense Command assigned it the catalogue number 02697.[1]
Kosmos 145 was the second of two DS-U2-M satellites to be launched, after Kosmos 97.[2] [5] It was operated in an orbit with a perigee of, an apogee of, an inclination of 48.4°, and an orbital period of 108.6 minutes.[6] On 8 March 1968, it decayed from orbit and reentered the atmosphere.[7]