Status
Success
Cosmos 163
Launch Time
Mon Jun 05, 1967 05:03 UTC
Mon Jun 05, 1967 05:03 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 163
Cosmos 163 is a satellite of the DS-U constellation. The satellites of the latter are used to test different systems for future Soviet military satellites.
It will test mainly new methods of communication with the ground, and modes of power supply by nuclear battery.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 280.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1967
61st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
13th mission
6th mission of 1967
13th successful mission