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Kosmos 123 (Russian: Космос 123 meaning Cosmos 123) also known as DS-P1-Yu No.5 was a Soviet satellite which was used as a radar calibration target for tests of anti-ballistic missiles. It was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau and launched in 1966 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme.A Kosmos-2I 63S1 carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 123.