Status
Success
Cosmos 222
Launch Time
Thu May 30, 1968 20:29 UTC
Thu May 30, 1968 20:29 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 222
Cosmos 222 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: 325.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1968
48th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
27th mission
8th mission of 1968
26th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission