Status
Success
Cosmos 259
Launch Time
Sat Dec 14, 1968 05:09 UTC
Sat Dec 14, 1968 05:09 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 259
Cosmos 259 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
1968
122nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-2I
34th mission
15th mission of 1968
33rd successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission