Status
Success
Cosmos 166
Launch Time
Fri Jun 16, 1967 04:43 UTC
Fri Jun 16, 1967 04:43 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 166
Cosmos 166 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, new radar systems and modes of power supply by nuclear battery.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 285.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1967
66th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
15th mission
8th mission of 1967
15th successful mission