Status
Success
Cosmos 197
Launch Time
Tue Dec 26, 1967 09:01 UTC
Tue Dec 26, 1967 09:01 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 197
Cosmos 197 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: 325.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1967
138th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
19th mission
12th mission of 1967
19th successful mission