Status
Success
Cosmos 221
Launch Time
Fri May 24, 1968 07:04 UTC
Fri May 24, 1968 07:04 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 221
Cosmos 221 is a satellite of the DS-P 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: 250.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 86/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1968
47th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
26th mission
7th mission of 1968
25th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission