Status
Success
Cosmos 215
Launch Time
Thu Apr 18, 1968 22:29 UTC
Thu Apr 18, 1968 22:29 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 215
Cosmos 215 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: 385.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1968
35th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
24th mission
5th mission of 1968
23rd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission