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Kosmos 163 (Russian: Космос 163 meaning Cosmos 163) also known as DS-U2-MP No.2 was a Soviet satellite which was launched in 1967 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. It was a 280-kilogram (620 lb) spacecraft which was built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau and was used to investigate micrometeoroids and particles of dust in space.A Kosmos-2I 63SM carrier rocket was used to launch Kosmos 163 into low Earth orbit. The launch took place from Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.