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Kosmos 1188 ((ロシア語:Космос 1188) meaning ''Cosmos 1188'') was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1980 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite was designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.〔 It re-entered on May 24, 2013.〔(Aerospace.org - Cosmos 1188 )〕 Kosmos 1188 was launched from Site 41/3 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.〔 A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 20:52 UTC on 14 June 1980.〔 The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1980-050A.〔 The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 11844.〔 Its June 1980 launch was noted for triggering reports of a dolphin shaped UFO.〔(A. Milne - Sky Static: The Space Debris Crisis - Page 55 (Google Books link) )〕 The launch created so many UFO reports, they revealed the satellite's approximate orbital inclination (about 62.5 degrees).〔(J. Oberg - FATE ( January 1983) )〕 Some of the sightings may have been sunlight reflecting of fourth-stage exhaust contrails.〔 NBC noted the sightings's appearance in the Weinstein list.〔(J. Oberg - 10 solved UFO mysteries from the Weinstein List - NBC News )〕 ==See also== * 1980 in spaceflight * List of Kosmos satellites (1001–1250) * List of Oko satellites * List of R-7 launches (1980-1984) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kosmos 1188」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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