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Kosmos 53 (Russian: Космос 53 meaning Cosmos 53) also known as DS-A1 No.5 was a technology demonstration satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1965 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme. Its primary mission was to demonstrate technologies for future Soviet military satellites. It also conducted radiation experiments.It was launched aboard a Kosmos-2I 63S1 rocket flying Site 86/1 at Kapustin Yar.