Status
Success
Cosmos 219
Launch Time
Fri Apr 26, 1968 04:42 UTC
Fri Apr 26, 1968 04:42 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 219
Cosmos 219 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: 300.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1968
41st orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
25th mission
6th mission of 1968
24th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission